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quadruple

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quad·ru·ple  (kw-drpl, -drpl, kwdr-pl)
adj.
1. Consisting of four parts or members.
2. Four times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
3. Music Having four beats to the measure.
n.
A fourfold amount or number.
tr. & intr.v. quad·ru·pled, quad·ru·pling, quad·ru·ples
To multiply or be multiplied by four: quadrupled the order; quadrupled in size.

[From Middle English quadriple, fourfold amount, and quadruple, tooth with four roots, both from Old French quadruple, from Latin quadruplum, from neuter of quadruplus, fourfold : quadru-, quadri-, quadri- + -plus, -fold; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

quad·ruply adv.

quadruple
Verb
[-pling, -pled]
to multiply by four
Adjective
1. four times as much or as many
2. consisting of four parts
3. Music having four beats in each bar
Noun
a quantity or number four times as great as another [Latin quadru- four + -plus -fold]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quadruple - a set of four similar things considered as a unit
set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
2.quadruple - a quantity that is four times as great as another
multiple - the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"
Verb1.quadruple - increase fourfold; "His stock earning quadrupled"
manifold, multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"
Adj.1.quadruple - having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"
multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
2.quadruple - four times as great or many; "a fourfold increase in the dosage"
multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
Translations
quadruple [kwɔˈdruːpl] vt, vicuadruplicar

quadruple [kwɔˈdruːpl] adj, nquadruple m
vt, viquadrupler

quadruple [kwɔˈdruːpl] vtvervierfachen

quadruple [kwɔˈdrupl] adjquadruplo/a
nquadruplo
viquadruplicarsi

quadruple
adj quadruple [kwoˈdruːpl]
1 four times as much or as many. viervoudig أرْبَعَة أضْعاف четворно čtyřnásobný fire gange vierfach τετραπλάσιος cuádruplo neljakordne چهار برابر nelinkertainen quadruple גָדוֹל פִּי אַרבָּע चौगुना četverostruk négyszeres(e vminek) lipat empat fjórfaldur quadruplo 4倍の 4배의 keturgubas četrkārtīgs empat kali ganda viervoudig firedobbelt poczwórny quádruplo împătrit учетверённый štvornásobný štirikraten četvoroduplo fyrdubbel, fyrfaldig ซึ่งเป็นสี่เท่า dört misli 四倍的 кількість, збільшена вчетверо چار گنا gấp bốn
2 made up of four parts etc. viervoudig رُباعي четиристранен čtverný firdelt vier- τετραμερής cuádruple neljaosaline چهار بخشی neliosainen quadruple בַּעַל אַרבָּעָה חָלָקִים चतुर्गुण četverostruk négyelemű terdiri empat bagian fjórskiptur quadruplo 4部の 4중의, 4개로 된 keturlinkas, keturšalis četrpusīgs; četrdaļīgs empat pihak vierdelig firedelt, firedels-, firesidig czteroczęściowy, cztero- quádruplo cvadruplu четырёхсторонний štvorcový štiridelen četvorostruk fyrdubbel ประกอบด้วยสี่ส่วน dört katlı 由四部分組成的 такий, що складається з чотирьох частин چار جزوی gồm bốn phần 部分
v
to make or become four times as great. verviervoudig يُضاعِف أربع مرّات учетворявам násobit čtyřmi firdoble vervierfachen τετραπλασιάζω cuadriplicar neljakordistama, neljakordistuma چهار برابر کردن یا شدن nelinkertaistaa, nelinkertaistua quadrupler לְהַגדִיל פִּי אַרבָּע चौगुना करना या होना učetverostručiti négyszeresére növel melipat empatkan fjórfalda quadruplicare 4倍する 4배가 되다; 4배를 하다 keturgubai padidinti/padidėti četrkāršot; četrkāršoties menambahkan sesuatu empat kali ganda verviervoudigen firedoble powiększyć (się) czterokrotnie quadruplicar a împătri увеличивать(ся) в четыре раза zoštvornásobiť (sa) početveriti (se) učetvorostručiti fyrdubbla ทำให้กลายเป็นสี่เท่า dört kat art(ır)mak (使)成四倍,以四乘 почетверяти, збільшувати вчетверо چوگنا کرنا nhân lên bốn lần使


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A word may likewise be triple, quadruple, or multiple in form, like so many Massilian expressions, e.
"I think so too," replied Barbicane; "that is why I propose to quadruple that length, and to construct a gun of nine hundred feet.
His eminence was then in the enjoyment of flourishing health, and the bad years of the Fronde had not yet counted triple and quadruple for him.
 
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