quintuple (redirected from quintuply)

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.

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quintuple

Verb

[-pling, -pled]

to multiply by five

Adjective

1. five times as much or as many

2. consisting of five parts

Noun

a quantity or number five times as great as another [Latin quintus fifth + -plus -fold]

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 five-fold, fivefold 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"