quintuple

quin·tu·ple

 (kwĭn-to͞o′pəl, -tyo͞o′-, -tŭp′əl, kwĭn′tə-pəl)

adj.

1. Consisting of five parts or members.

2. Five times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.

n.

A fivefold amount or number.

tr. & intr.v. quin·tu·pled, quin·tu·pling, quin·tu·ples

To multiply or be multiplied by five.

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[French, from Old French : Latin quīntus, fifth; see penk^we in Indo-European roots + -ple, -fold (from Latin -plus; see pel- in Indo-European roots).]

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quin·tup′ly adv.

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quintuple

(ˈkwɪntjʊpəl; kwɪnˈtjuːpəl)

vb

to multiply by five

adj

1. five times as much or as many; fivefold

2. consisting of five parts

n

a quantity or number five times as great as another

[C16: from French, from Latin quintus, on the model of quadruple]

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quin•tu•ple

(kwɪnˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈkwɪn tʊ pəl, -tyʊ-)

adj., n., v. -pled, -pling. adj.

1. fivefold; consisting of five parts.

2. five times as great or as much.

3. having five beats to a musical measure.

n.

4. a number, amount, etc., five times as great as another.

v.t., v.i.

5. to make or become five times as great.

[1560–70; < Middle French < New Latin or Medieval Latin quīntuplus, derivative of quīntus fifth]

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quintuple

Past participle: quintupled
Gerund: quintupling

Imperative

quintuple

quintuple

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quintuple - a set of five similar things considered as a unit quintette, quintuplet, quintet 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"
Verb	1.	quintuple - increase fivefold; "The population of China quintupled" manifold, multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"
Adj.	1.	quintuple - having five units or components fivefold, five-fold 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"

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Translations

quíntuple

quintuple

quintuplicarecinque gemelli

quíntuplaquintuplicarquíntuplo

quintuple

A. [ˈkwɪntjʊpl] ADJ → quíntuplo

B. [ˈkwɪntjʊpl] N → quíntuplo m

C. [kwɪnˈtjuːpl] VT → quintuplicar

D. [kwɪnˈtjuːpl] VI → quintuplicarse

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quintuple

adj → fünffach

n → Fünffache(s) nt

vt → verfünffachen

vi → sich verfünffachen

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