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Word: Quintuple
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: via French from medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus ‘fifth’ + -plus as in duplus (see duple)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwɪntjʊpl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kwɪnˈtjuːpl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
consisting of five parts or things
Short Definition:consisting of five parts or things
Examples:- the microscope has a motorized revolving quintuple nosepiece
Word: Quintuple
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwɪntjʊpl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kwɪnˈtjuːpl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
increase or cause to increase fivefold
Short Definition:increase or cause to increase fivefold
Examples:- the company's revenues would quintuple over the next decade
- Germany had quintupled her sulphuric acid production since 1880
Word: Quintuple
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwɪntjʊpl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kwɪnˈtjuːpl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fivefold number or amount; a set of five.
Short Definition:fivefold number or amount
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