decuple

[ dek-yoo-puhl ]

/ ˈdɛk yʊ pəl /

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adjective

ten times as great; tenfold.

noun

a tenfold quantity or multiple.

verb (used with object), dec·u·pled, dec·u·pling.

to make ten times as great.

Origin of decuple

1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin decuplus tenfold, equivalent to dec(em) ten + -uplus, as in quadruplusquadruple

Words nearby decuple

decubitus ulcer, deculturate, deculture, decuman, decumbent, decuple, decurion, decurrent, decurved, decury, decussate

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Example sentences from the Web for decuple

The decuple indication of general heads arose rather from comparison of propositions and induction therefrom.
Aristotle|George Grote
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
His decuple partition of Entia or Enunciata is founded entirely upon a logical principle.
Aristotle|George Grote

British Dictionary definitions for decuple

decuple

/ (ˈdɛkjʊpəl) /

verb

(tr) to increase by ten times

noun

an amount ten times as large as a given reference

adjective

increasing tenfold

Word Origin for decuple

C15: from Old French, from Late Latin decuplus tenfold, from Latin decem ten

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单词	decuple
释义	decuple [ dek-yoo-puhl ] / ˈdɛk yʊ pəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decuple ON THESAURUS.COM adjective ten times as great; tenfold. noun a tenfold quantity or multiple. verb (used with object), dec·u·pled, dec·u·pling. to make ten times as great. Origin of decuple 1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin decuplus tenfold, equivalent to dec(em) ten + -uplus, as in quadruplusquadruple Words nearby decuple decubitus ulcer, deculturate, deculture, decuman, decumbent, decuple, decurion, decurrent, decurved, decury, decussate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decuple The decuple indication of general heads arose rather from comparison of propositions and induction therefrom. Aristotle\|George Grote 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 His decuple partition of Entia or Enunciata is founded entirely upon a logical principle. Aristotle\|George Grote British Dictionary definitions for decuple decuple / (ˈdɛkjʊpəl) / verb (tr) to increase by ten times noun an amount ten times as large as a given reference adjective increasing tenfold Word Origin for decuple C15: from Old French, from Late Latin decuplus tenfold, from Latin decem ten 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 decuple decimal, decagonal, decennial, denary, tenfold
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decuple

adjective

noun

verb (used with object), dec·u·pled, dec·u·pling.

Origin of decuple

Words nearby decuple

Example sentences from the Web for decuple

British Dictionary definitions for decuple

verb

noun

adjective

Word Origin for decuple

Words related to decuple