quadruple
quadruple is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 29 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance. Quadruple time (Mus.), that in which each measure is divided into four equal parts.
- 2.four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages.
- 3.To multiply by four; to increase fourfold; to double; to double twice. A. Smith.
- 4.To be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become four times as much.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- biquadrate
- divide
- farthing
- four
- fourfold
- fourth
- fourthly
- into
- multiply
- place
- quadrable
- quadrant
- quadrible
- quadrifid
- quadrifoliate
- quadrigeminal
- quadripartite
- quadripartition
- quadrisection
- quadrumanous
- quadruplicate
- quadruplication
- quart
- quarter
- quartered
- quartering
- quartern
- rectangular
- the
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is quadruple.
- What is fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance. Quadruple time (Mus.), that in which each measure is divided into four equal parts called?
- What is four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages called?
- What is to multiply by four; to increase fourfold; to double; to double twice. A. Smith called?
- What is to be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become four times as much called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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