Definitions for quadruplekwɒˈdru pəl, -ˈdrʌp əl, ˈkwɒd rʊ pəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quad•ru•plekwɒˈdru pəl, -ˈdrʌp əl, ˈkwɒd rʊ pəl(adj.; n.; v.)-pled, -pling.
(adj.)fourfold; consisting of four parts:
a quadruple alliance.
four times as great.
Music. having four beats to a measure.
Category: Music and Dance
(n.)a number, amount, etc., four times as great as another.
(v.i.)to make or become four times as great.
Origin of quadruple:
1325–75; ME < L quadruplus; see quadru -, duple
quad•ru′ply(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple(noun)
a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quadruple(adj)
a quantity that is four times as great as another
quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-fold(adj)
having four units or components
"quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"
quadruple, fourfold, four-fold(verb)
four times as great or many
"a fourfold increase in the dosage"
quadruple(verb)
increase fourfold
"His stock earning quadrupled"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
quadruple(verb)ɒˈdru pəl, -ˈdrʌp əl, ˈkwɒd rʊ pəl
to multiply to become four times as much or as large
The city's debt has quadrupled.; Add two plus two and quadruple that.
Wiktionary
quadruple(Verb)
To multiply something by four times.
Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.
quadruple(Adjective)
Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.
He's quite an athlete and can do quadruple jumps with ease.
Webster Dictionary
Quadruple(adj)
fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance
Quadruple(noun)
four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages
Quadruple(verb)
to multiply by four; to increase fourfold; to double; to double twice
Quadruple(verb)
to be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become four times as much
Translations for quadruple
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
quadruple(adjective)
four times as much or as many.
- viervoudigAfrikaans
- أرْبَعَة أضْعافArabic
- четворноBulgarian
- quádruploPortuguese (BR)
- čtyřnásobnýCzech
- vierfachGerman
- fire gangeDanish
- τετραπλάσιοςGreek
- cuádruploSpanish
- neljakordneEstonian
- چهار برابرFarsi
- nelinkertainenFinnish
- quadrupleFrench
- גָדוֹל פִּי אַרבָּעHebrew
- चौगुनाHindi
- četverostrukCroatian
- négyszeres(e vminek)Hungarian
- lipat empatIndonesian
- fjórfaldurIcelandic
- quadruploItalian
- ４倍のJapanese
- 네 배의Korean
- keturgubasLithuanian
- četrkārtīgsLatvian
- empat kali gandaMalay
- viervoudigDutch
- firedobbeltNorwegian
- poczwórnyPolish
- چهار برابرPersian
- څلورغبرګه،څلورپټ، څلورقاتهPashto
- quádruploPortuguese
- împătritRomanian
- учетверённыйRussian
- štvornásobnýSlovak
- štirikratenSlovenian
- četvoroduploSerbian
- fyrdubbel, fyrfaldigSwedish
- ซึ่งเป็นสี่เท่าThai
- dört misliTurkish
- 四倍的Chinese (Trad.)
- кількість, збільшена вчетвероUkrainian
- چار گناUrdu
- gấp bốnVietnamese
- 四倍的Chinese (Simp.)
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