Definitions for octupleˈɒk tʊ pəl, -tyʊ-; ɒkˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•tu•pleˈɒk tʊ pəl, -tyʊ-; ɒkˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-(adj.; v.)-pled, -pling.
(adj.)eightfold; eight times as great.
Category: Math
consisting of eight parts.
(v.t.)to make eight times as great.
Category: Math
Origin of octuple:
1595–1605; < L octuplus=octu-, var. (before labials) of octo, octōeight+-plus -fold
Princeton's WordNet
octuple, eightfold, eight-fold(adj)
having eight units or components
Wiktionary
octuple(Noun)
An eightfold amount or number
octuple(Verb)
To multiply by eight
octuple(Adjective)
eightfold
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