QUADRUPLE


Meaning of QUADRUPLE in English

— quadrupleness , n. — quadruply , adv.

/kwo drooh"peuhl, -drup"euhl, kwod"roo peuhl/ , adj., n., v., quadrupled, quadrupling .

adj.

1. fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance.

2. four times as great.

3. Music. having four beats to a measure.

n.

4. a number, amount, etc., four times as great as another.

5. something, as a series of acrobatic somersaults, made up of four clearly defined parts or stages: the first trapeze artist to perform a quadruple successfully.

v.t. , v.i.

6. to make or become four times as great: To serve 24 people, quadruple the recipe. My savings quadrupled in 20 years.

[ 1325-75; ME quadruplus; cf. QUADRU-, DUPLE ]

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