English Explanatory Dictionary

quintuple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. having five parts or members
  2. five times as much
  3. having five crotchets in a bar
noun
  1. a fivefold amount
verb
  1. To multiply by five.
  2. To be multiplied by five.

Pronunciation

/kwɪnˈtʃuːp(ə)l/ /-ˈtjuː-/ /kwɪnˈtʌp(ə)l/ /-ˈtu-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-quintuple.wav

Word forms

quintuple quintuples quintupling quintupled

Etymology

From Middle French quintuple, from Latin quīntuplus, from quīntus (“fifth”) + -plus (“-ple”).

Synonyms

pentuple pentaplex quintuplex

Related words

single solo double twofold triple threefold quadruple fourfold quintuple pentuple fivefold loner singleton monad pair couple twosome duo dyad trio threesome triad troika foursome quartet tetrad fivesome quintet pentad only one singlet twin one of two doublet triplet one of three quadruplet one of four quintuplet pentuplet one of five sextuple hextuple sixfold septuple heptuple sevenfold octuple eightfold ninefold nonuple tenfold decuple sixsome sextet hexad sevensome septet heptad eightsome

Derived words

Quintuple Alliance quintuple-click quintuple double quintuple meter quintuple star system quintuple time subquintuple quintuplet quintuplicate
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