quad·ru·pli·cate (kw -dr pl -k t)adj.1. Multiplied by four; quadruple. 2. Fourth in a group of four identical things. n. One of a group of four identical things. tr. & intr.v. (-k t ) quad·ru·pli·cat·ed, quad·ru·pli·cat·ing, quad·ru·pli·cates To multiply or be multiplied four times.
[Latin quadruplic tus, past participle of quadruplic re, to multiply by four, from quadruplex, fourfold : quadru-, quadri-, quadri- + -plex, -fold; see duplex.]
quad·ru pli·cate·ly (-k t-l ) adv. quad·ru pli·ca tion n. |
quadruplicate Adjective
fourfold or quadruple
Verb
[-cating, -cated]
to multiply or be multiplied by four [Latin quadruplicare to increase fourfold]
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| Noun | 1. | quadruplicate - any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly; "it was signed in quadruplicate"copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" |
| Verb | 1. | quadruplicate - reproduce fourfold; "quadruplicate the bill"reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting" |
| Adj. | 1. | quadruplicate - 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" |