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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 [ˈkwɒdrʊpəl kwɒˈdruːpəl]
vb
to multiply by four or increase fourfold
adj
1. four times as much or as many; fourfold
2. consisting of four parts
n
a quantity or number four times as great as another
[via Old French from Latin quadruplus, from quadru- (see quadri-) + -plus -fold]
quadruply  adv
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
A. [ˈkwɒdrʊpl] ADJcuádruple, cuádruplo
in quadruple time (Mus) → en compás de cuatro por cuatro
B. [ˈkwɒdrʊpl] Ncuádruple m, cuádruplo m
C. [kwɒˈdruːpl] VTcuadruplicar
D. [kwɒˈdruːpl] VIcuadruplicarse

quadruple [ˈkwɒdrʊpəl kwɒˈdruːpəl]
adjquadruple
a quadruple gold medallist → le détenteur de quatre médailles d'or
nquadruple m
advquatre fois plus que
vtquadrupler
viquadrupler

quadruple
adjvierfach; (Mus) → Vierer-; quadruple time (Mus) → Vierertakt m
nVierfache(s) nt
visich vervierfachen

quadruple [ˈkwɒdrʊpl]
1. adjquadruplo/a, quadruplice
2. vtquadruplicare
3. viquadruplicarsi
4. nquadruplo

quadruple [ˈkwɒdrʊpl]
1. adjquadruplo/a, quadruplice
2. vtquadruplicare
3. viquadruplicarsi
4. nquadruplo

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 네 배의 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 neljästä osasta koostuva quadruple בַּעַל אַרבָּעָה חָלָקִים चतुर्गुण četverostruk négyelemű terdiri empat bagian fjórskiptur quadruplo 4部の 네 부분으로 이루어진 keturlinkas, keturšalis četrpusīgs; četrdaļīgs empat pihak vierdelig firedelt, firedels-, firesidig czteroczęściowy, cztero- quádruplo cvadruplu четырёхсторонний štvorcový štiridelen četvorostruk fyrdubbel ประกอบด้วยสี่ส่วน dört katlı 四元的 такий, що складається з чотирьох частин چار جزوی gồm bốn phần
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 quadrupler לְהַגדִיל פִּי אַרבָּע चौगुना करना या होना učetverostručiti négyszeresére növel melipat empatkan fjórfalda quadruplicare 4倍する 네 배로 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 四倍大,乘以四 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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