quadruplet
[ kwo-druhp-lit, -droo-plit, kwod-roo-plit ]
/ kwɒˈdrʌp lɪt, -ˈdru plɪt, ˈkwɒd rʊ plɪt /
noun
any group or combination of four.
quadruplets,
four children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
one of four such children or offspring.
Music.
a group of four notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for three.
Words nearby quadruplet
quadrumvirate,
quadruped,
quadruple,
quadruple run,
quadruple time,
quadruplet,
quadruplex,
quadruplicate,
quadruplicity,
quadrupole,
quads
Example sentences from the Web for quadruplet
But if, quite satisfied with your service, I propose to you five quadruplet instead of four, you would accept it without doubt.
The Guide of the Desert |Gustave Aimard
British Dictionary definitions for quadruplet
quadruplet
/ (ˈkwɒdrʊplɪt, kwɒˈdruːplɪt) /
noun
one of four offspring born at one birth
Often shortened to: quad
a group or set of four similar things
music
a group of four notes to be played in a time value of three
Medical definitions for quadruplet
quadruplet
[ kwŏ-drōō′plĭt, -drŭp′lĭt, kwŏd′rə-plĭt ]
n.
One of four offspring born in a single birth.