quadruple
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quadruple
- /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/ UK
- /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/ UK
- /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/ US
- /kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/ US
- /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/ US
Rhymes with -uːpəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.
adjective
- Being four times as long, as big or as many of something. He's quite an athlete and can do quadruple jumps with ease.
Opposite: quarter
verb quadruples · quadrupling · quadrupled
- To multiply by four. Quadrupling four gives sixteen.
- To increase by a factor of four. Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.
- To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway. On June 8, 1872, the London & North Western Railway obtained powers to quadruple its main line, and a new tunnel was bored for the up and down slow lines.
Opposite: quarter
noun quadruples
- Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc.
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A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air.
Similar: quad
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fourfold, quadruplicate, multiple, quadripartite, four, four-way, quad, four-fold, four-party, quad-, subquadruple, sextuple, quintuple, sixfold, triple, quadrillionfold
adjective
Opposite: quarter
verb
Opposite: quarter
Translations
Every language
adj being four times as long, as big or as many of something
| Español | cuádruple, cuádruplo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 四倍, 四重 |
| हिन्दी | चहुरा cahurā, चौघरा caughrā, पाव pāv, चौगुना caugunā |
| Português | quádruplo |
| Deutsch | vierfach |
| Italiano | quadruplice, quadruplo |
| Română | cvadruplu |
| Русский | четверно́й četvernój |
verb to multiply by four
| Español | cuadruplicar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 四倍する yombai suru |
| Português | quadruplicar |
| Deutsch | vervierfachen |
| Italiano | quadruplicare |
| Русский | учетверя́ть učetverjátʹ, учетвери́ть učetverítʹ |
verb (intransitive) to increase by a factor of four
| हिन्दी | चौगुना caugunā |
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Talk about this word "quadruple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quadruple. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quadruple. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quadruple "quadruple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quadruple.Cite this
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