octuple

American  

[ok-too-puhl, -tyoo-, ok-too-puhl, -tyoo-] / ˈɒk tʊ pəl, -tyʊ-, ɒkˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu- /

adjective

1. eightfold; eight times as great.

2. having eight effective units or elements.

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verb (used with object)

octupled, octupling

1. to make eight times as great.

noun

1. Rowing. a shell rowed by a crew of eight, each rower using a pair of oars.

octuple British  

/ ˈɒktjʊpəl /

noun

1. a quantity or number eight times as great as another

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adjective

1. eight times as much or as many

2. consisting of eight parts

verb

1. (tr) to multiply by eight

Etymology

Origin of octuple

1595–1605; < Latin octuplus, equivalent to octu-, variant (before labials) of octō- octo- + -plus -fold

Example Sentences

He finished the hole at 10-over par for the tournament after, mercifully, making a nine-foot putt for octuple bogey, which is now a thing.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2018

It is now expected to octuple its number of seats in the House of Commons, from six to more than 50.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2015

Above the nebula is the star σ, a multiple star. 43To an observer with a good 3½-inch glass σ appears as an octuple star.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)

To-day the Hoe octuple press can print 96,000 eight-page newspapers an hour.

From A School History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach

We find some stars double, others triple, quadruple, octuple, and multiple.

From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White