[ 'kwɪntjʊp(ə)l , kwɪn'tju:p(ə)l ]
■ adjective
1》 consisting of five parts or elements.
2》 five times as much or as many.
3》 (of time in music) having five beats in a bar.
■ verb increase or be increased fivefold.
■ noun a ~ thing, number, or amount.
Derivatives
quintuply adverb
Origin
C16: via Fr. from med. L. quintuplus , from L. quintus 'fifth' + -plus as in duplus (see duple ).