DECUPLE


Meaning of DECUPLE in English

I. ˈdek(y)əpəl noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle French, from decuple, adjective

: a sum 10 times as great as another : a tenfold amount : the tenth multiple

II. adjective

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

1. : consisting of 10 : being 10 times as great or as many : tenfold

2. : taken by tens or in groups of 10

III. verb

( decupled ; decupled ; decupling -p(ə)liŋ ; decuples )

: to make or become 10 times as much or as many

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