sex·tu·pli·cate (s k-st  pl -kt, -sty-, -st pl-)adj. Six times as many or as much. tr.v. (-k  t ) sex·tu·pli·cat·ed, sex·tu·pli·cat·ing, sex·tu·pli·cates 1. To make six times as great; multiply by six. 2. To make six copies of. n. 1. One of six similar things. 2. A set of six identical copies. [sextu(ple) + (du)plicate.] sex·tu pli·cate·ly adv.sex·tu pli·cation n. |
sextuplicate
n [sɛksˈtuːpləkɪt -ˌkeɪt -ˈtjuː- -ˈtʌp-]
a group or set of six things, esp identical copies
adj [sɛksˈtuːpləkɪt -ˌkeɪt -ˈtjuː- -ˈtʌp-]
1. six times as many, much, or often
2. (Mathematics) Maths raised to the sixth power
vb [sɛksˈtuːpləˌkeɪt -ˈtjuː- -ˈtʌp-]
(Mathematics) to multiply or become multiplied by six
[from sextu(ple + du)plicate]
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