quadruple

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

Verb

1. (transitive) To multiply by four.
2. (intransitive) To increase by a factor of four.
3. To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.

Noun

1. Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc.
2. A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air.

Sinonieme

fourfold

quadruplicate

quadruplex

four-fold

four times

quadruplet

tetramerous

quad

quadripartite

quartet

quartette

four-part

quatern

quaternate

tetraploid

quaternity

foursome

four-membered

of four members

4-membered

Vertalings

quadruple

quadruplo

vierfach

cuádruple

quadrupler

cuádruplo

quádruplo

vervierfachen

quadruplicare

quàdruple

quadruplice

verviervoudigen

viervoud

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: quadruple

In summary

From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.