sixfold

[siks-fohld]

adjective

1. having six elements or parts.

2. six times as great or as much.

adverb

1. in sixfold measure.

sixfold

/ ˈsɪksˌfəʊld /

adjective

1. equal to or having six times as many or as much

2. composed of six parts

adverb

1. by or up to six times as many or as much

Word History and Origins

Origin of sixfold¹

before 1000; Middle English sexfold, Old English sixfeald. See six, -fold

Example Sentences

National Grid's chief executive, John Pettigrew, has previously said that the power data centres use will increase sixfold in the next decade.

From BBC

The District Attorney’s Office was the second-costliest county agency, topping $24 million last year after a sixfold increase driven largely by lawsuits alleging wrongful prosecutions.

From Los Angeles Times

Forces in England and Wales say the costs of kennelling thousands of seized dogs, often for months at a time, have risen sixfold to £25m a year and many facilities were at capacity.

From BBC

One study found that between 1985 and 2009, the percentage of button battery ingestions that led to serious or deadly injuries had risen more than sixfold.

From Los Angeles Times

The best performer, cow dung, decreased the electrical requirement sixfold to roughly a fifth of a volt.

From Science Daily