单词 | sextuple |
释义 | sextuple/ˈsɛkstjʊp(ə)l![]() ![]() adjective [attributive] 1Consisting of six parts or things.But the legendary creations disappeared in July, when Rosa, a married, 60-year-old father of two, underwent sextuple heart bypass surgery. 1.1Six times as much or as many.But a 10-foot birdie putt on the 376-yard 15th put Goosen back in sole possession of top spot and he then safely negotiated a final hole which an hour earlier had seen Swede Peter Hedblom put three balls in the water for a sextuple bogey 11....
noun A sixfold number or amount. verb [with object] Multiply by six; increase sixfold.Doctors have long known that family history predicts the condition, but a recent study found having a mother with the disease at age 55 or younger sextupled the risk in offspring....
DerivativessextuplyOriginEarly 17th century: from medieval Latin sextuplus, formed irregularly from Latin sex 'six', on the pattern of late Latin quintuplus 'quintuple'. |
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