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quintuple

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪntjʊp(ə)l, kwɪnˈtjuːp(ə)l/

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Definition of quintuple

adjective

[attributive]
  • consisting of five parts or things: the microscope has a motorized revolving quintuple nosepiece
  • five times as much or as many: special effects modes on these cameras include quintuple exposure
  • (of time in music) having five beats in a bar.

verb

  • increase or cause to increase fivefold: [no object]:the company’s revenues would quintuple over the next decade [with object]:Germany had quintupled her sulphuric acid production since 1880

noun

  • a fivefold number or amount; a set of five.

Derivatives

quintuply

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: via French from medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus 'fifth' + -plus as in duplus (see duple)

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