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quadruple.

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/Received-Pronunciation/kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/Received-Pronunciation/kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/General-American/kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/General-American
  1. Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

    not-comparable
    He's quite an athlete and can do quadruple jumps with ease.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.

verb/ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/Received-Pronunciation/kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/Received-Pronunciation/kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/General-American/kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/General-American
  1. To multiply by four.

    transitive
    Quadrupling four gives sixteen.
  2. To increase by a factor of four.

    intransitive
    Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.
  3. To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.

noun/ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/Received-Pronunciation/kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/Received-Pronunciation/kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/General-American/kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/General-American
  1. Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc.

  2. A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.

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