[ 'ɒktjʊp(ə)l , ɒk'tju:p(ə)l ]
■ adjective
1》 consisting of eight parts or things.
2》 eight times as many or as much.
■ verb make or become eight times as numerous or as large.
Origin
C17: from Fr. ~ or L. octuplus , from octo 'eight' + -plus (as in duplus 'double').