I. (ˈ)kwin.|t(y)üpəl also -təp- or ˈkwin_təp- adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin quintuplic-, quintuplex, from Latin quintus fifth (akin to Latin quinque five) + -plic-, -plex -fold — more at five , single
1.
a. : consisting of five : being five times as great or as many : fivefold
b. : taken by fives or in groups of five
2. : having five beats — used of a musical measure
II. noun
( -s )
: a sum five times as great as another : a fivefold amount : the fifth multiple
III. verb
( quintupled ; quintupled ; quintupling p(ə)liŋ ; quintuples )
transitive verb
: to make five times as much or as many
intransitive verb
: to become five times as much or as many