DECUPLE


Meaning of DECUPLE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' de-ky ə -p ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: French décuple, from Middle French, from Late Latin decuplus, from Latin dec em ten + -uplus (as in quadruplus quadruple)

Date: 1613

1 : TENFOLD

2 : taken in groups of 10

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