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quintuple
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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.

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

quin·tuply adv.

quintuple [ˈkwɪntjʊpəl kwɪnˈtjuːpəl]
vb
to multiply by five
adj
1. five times as much or as many; fivefold
2. consisting of five parts
n
a quantity or number five times as great as another
[from French, from Latin quintus, on the model of quadruple]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quintuple - a set of five 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"
Verb1.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
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
quintuple
A. [ˈkwɪntjʊpl] ADJquíntuplo
B. [ˈkwɪntjʊpl] Nquíntuplo m
C. [kwɪnˈtjuːpl] VTquintuplicar
D. [kwɪnˈtjuːpl] VIquintuplicarse
quintuple
adjfünffach
nFünffache(s) nt
visich verfünffachen


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