octuple (redirected from octupling)

oc·tu·ple  (kt-pl, -tpl, -ty-)

adj.

1. Consisting of eight parts or members.

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

n.

An eightfold amount or number.

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

To multiply or be multiplied by eight.

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[Latin octuplus : oct-, octo- + -plus, -fold; see pel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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oc·tuply adv.

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octuple [ˈɒktjʊp^əl]

n

a quantity or number eight times as great as another

adj

1. eight times as much or as many

2. consisting of eight parts

vb

(tr) to multiply by eight

[from Latin octuplus, from octo eight + -plus as in duplus double]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

octuple - having eight units or components eight-fold, eightfold 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"