sixfold

[ siks-fohld ]

/ ˈsɪksˌfoʊld /

adjective

having six elements or parts.

six times as great or as much.

adverb

in sixfold measure.

Origin of sixfold

before 1000; Middle English sexfold,Old English sixfeald.See six, -fold

Words nearby sixfold

Six-Day War, six-eight time, sixer, six feet under, six-finger country, sixfold, six-footer, six-gun, sixmo, Six Nations, Six Nations Championship

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Example sentences from the Web for sixfold

There has been more than a sixfold increase in naval man power and about a fourfold increase in the number of ships in service.
Our Navy in the War|Lawrence Perry
The principal axis of symmetry is sixfold by a combination of rotation and reflection.
Geology|William J. Miller
Purification is treated at great length in the later treatises on Haṭha-yoga under the name of Shaṭ-karma or sixfold work.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
Hydroelectric capacity development had been relatively more rapid, with a sixfold increase during the decade.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

These parallel texts were known by the name of the Hexapla (sixfold).
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

British Dictionary definitions for sixfold

sixfold

/ (ˈsɪksˌfəʊld) /

adjective

equal to or having six times as many or as much

composed of six parts

adverb

by or up to six times as many or as much

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单词	sixfold
释义	sixfold [ siks-fohld ] / ˈsɪksˌfoʊld / adjective having six elements or parts. six times as great or as much. adverb in sixfold measure. Origin of sixfold before 1000; Middle English sexfold,Old English sixfeald.See six, -fold Words nearby sixfold Six-Day War, six-eight time, sixer, six feet under, six-finger country, sixfold, six-footer, six-gun, sixmo, Six Nations, Six Nations Championship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sixfold There has been more than a sixfold increase in naval man power and about a fourfold increase in the number of ships in service. Our Navy in the War\|Lawrence Perry The principal axis of symmetry is sixfold by a combination of rotation and reflection. Geology\|William J. Miller Purification is treated at great length in the later treatises on Haṭha-yoga under the name of Shaṭ-karma or sixfold work. Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)\|Charles Eliot Hydroelectric capacity development had been relatively more rapid, with a sixfold increase during the decade. Area Handbook for Romania\|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole These parallel texts were known by the name of the Hexapla (sixfold). History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)\|Heinrich Graetz British Dictionary definitions for sixfold sixfold / (ˈsɪksˌfəʊld) / adjective equal to or having six times as many or as much composed of six parts adverb by or up to six times as many or as much 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
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