quintuple

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: quin=tu=ple

CIDE DICTIONARY

quintuple, a. [L. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintuple, L. quintuplex. Cf. Quadruple.].

 Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold.  [1913 Webster]

Quintuple time (Mus.), a time having five beats in a measure. It is seldom used.

quintuple, v. t. [Cf. F. quintupler.].

 To make fivefold, or five times as much or many.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

quintuple, adj., n., & v.
--adj.
1 fivefold; consisting of five parts.
2 involving five parties.
3 (of time in music) having five beats in a bar.
--n. a fivefold number or amount.
--v.tr. & intr. multiply by five; increase fivefold.

Derivative

quintuply adv.

Etymology

F quintuple f. L quintus fifth, after QUADRUPLE

ROGET THESAURUS

quintuple

Five

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