QUINTUPLE


Meaning of QUINTUPLE in English

adj., n., & v.

--adj.

1. fivefold; consisting of five parts.

2 involving five parties.

3 (of time in music) having five beats in a bar.

--n. a fivefold number or amount.

--v.tr. & intr. multiply by five; increase fivefold.

Derivatives:

quintuply adv.

Etymology: F quintuple f. L quintus fifth, after QUADRUPLE

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.