quadruple
[kwo-droo-puh l, -druhp-uh l, kwod-roo-puh l]
adjective
fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance.
four times as great.
Music. having four beats to a measure.
noun
a number, amount, etc., four times as great as another.
something, as a series of acrobatic somersaults, made up of four clearly defined parts or stages: the first trapeze artist to perform a quadruple successfully.
verb (used with or without object), quad·ru·pled, quad·ru·pling.
to make or become four times as great: To serve 24 people, quadruple the recipe. My savings quadrupled in 20 years.
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Nearby words
- quadrumane,
- quadrumanous,
- quadrumvir,
- quadrumvirate,
- quadruped,
- quadruple run,
- quadruple time,
- quadruplet,
- quadruplex,
- quadruplicate
Origin of quadruple
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Word Origin for quadruple
C16: via Old French from Latin quadruplus, from quadru- (see quadri-) + -plus -fold
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