quintuple

[ kwin-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl, kwin-too-puhl, -tyoo- ]

/ kwɪnˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈkwɪn tʊ pəl, -tyʊ- /

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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.

Origin of quintuple

1560–70; <Middle French <New Latin or Medieval Latin quīntuplus, derivative of quīntus fifth (see quint¹), on the model of duplusduple, quadruplusquadruple

Words nearby quintuple

quintet, quintic, quintile, Quintilian, quintillion, quintuple, quintuplet, quintuplex, quintuplicate, quinze, quip

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Example sentences from the Web for quintuple

Therefore the whole uea, is the quintuple of the same ea: And the whole periphery is decuple unto it.
The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus
A public conveyance could not be obtained unless one paid "double, treble, and quintuple fares and a gratuity."
The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference|Emile Joseph Dillon
It formed a part of the pentathlon, or quintuple games, in the ancient Olympic Games.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
Associated words: quinary, quintuple, quintuplicate, quincunx.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming

A five-beat measure (quintuple) is a compound measure comprising a two-beat and a three-beat one.
Essentials in Conducting|Karl Wilson Gehrkens

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

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单词	quintuple
释义	quintuple [ kwin-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl, kwin-too-puhl, -tyoo- ] / kwɪnˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈkwɪn tʊ pəl, -tyʊ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quintuple ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of quintuple 1560–70; <Middle French <New Latin or Medieval Latin quīntuplus, derivative of quīntus fifth (see quint¹), on the model of duplusduple, quadruplusquadruple Words nearby quintuple quintet, quintic, quintile, Quintilian, quintillion, quintuple, quintuplet, quintuplex, quintuplicate, quinze, quip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quintuple Therefore the whole uea, is the quintuple of the same ea: And the whole periphery is decuple unto it. The Way To Geometry\|Peter Ramus A public conveyance could not be obtained unless one paid "double, treble, and quintuple fares and a gratuity." The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference\|Emile Joseph Dillon It formed a part of the pentathlon, or quintuple games, in the ancient Olympic Games. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5\|Various Associated words: quinary, quintuple, quintuplicate, quincunx. Putnam's Word Book\|Louis A. Flemming A five-beat measure (quintuple) is a compound measure comprising a two-beat and a three-beat one. Essentials in Conducting\|Karl Wilson Gehrkens 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quintuple cinquefoil, pentangle, pentagram, lustrum, cinque, quinquennium, pentacle, quintette, quintuplet, pentagon, limerick, pentad, pentamerous, quinary, quinate, quinquennial, quincunx, quintuplicate
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quintuple

adjective

noun

verb (used with or without object), quin·tu·pled, quin·tu·pling.

Origin of quintuple

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Example sentences from the Web for quintuple

British Dictionary definitions for quintuple

verb

adjective

noun

Word Origin for quintuple

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