quadruple
Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etcSomething that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc.
» If you pick up this power-up, you will deal quadruple damage.
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2 sensesSomething that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc.
a quantity that is four times as great as another
A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air.
Examples
4 sentencesIf you pick up this power-up, you will deal quadruple damage.
Don't tell me there isn't anyone that doesn't know how to use quadruple negatives.
Such projects have turned arid plains into fertile farmland, which has quadrupled agricultural production.
Don't tell me there ain't no one that don't know how to use quadruple negatives.
Origin
From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.
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Forms
plural: quadruples| Singular | quadruple |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a set of four similar things considered as a unit:quartetquartettequadruplet