quintuple
[ kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uh l, kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo- ]
/ kwɪnˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈkwɪn tʊ pəl, -tyʊ- /
adjective
fivefold; consisting of five parts.
five times as great or as much.
Music.
having five beats to a measure.
noun
a number, amount, etc., five times as great as another.
verb (used with or without object), quin·tu·pled, quin·tu·pling.
to make or become five times as great.
Words nearby quintuple
quintet,
quintic,
quintile,
quintilian,
quintillion,
quintuple,
quintuplet,
quintuplex,
quintuplicate,
quinua,
quinze
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British Dictionary definitions for quintuple
quintuple
/ (ˈkwɪntjʊpəl, kwɪnˈtjuːpəl) /
verb
to multiply by five
adjective
five times as much or as many; fivefold
consisting of five parts
noun
a quantity or number five times as great as another
Word Origin for quintuple
C16: from French, from Latin
quintus, on the model of
quadruple