quintupling

quin·tu·ple  (kwn-tpl, -ty-, -tpl, kwnt-pl)

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 multipled by five.

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[French, from Old French : Latin quntus, fifth; see penk^we in Indo-European roots + -ple, -fold (from Latin -plus; see pel-² in Indo-European roots).]

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quin·tuply adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quintupling - increasing by a factor of five multiplication - a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"