subquadruple

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subquadruple

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From sub- + quadruple.

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not comparable Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four. As one of these under pulleys abates half of that heaviness of the weight, and causes the power to be in a subduple proportion; so two of them abate half of that which remains, and cause a subquadruple proportion, three a sextuple, four a suboctuple.

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@misc{subquadruple_2026,
  title = {subquadruple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subquadruple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}