English adjective: quadruple | |||
1. | quadruple having four units or components | ||
Samples | Quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure. Quadruplex wire. | ||
Synonyms | four-fold, fourfold, quadruplex, quadruplicate | ||
Similar | multiple | ||
Antonyms | single | ||
2. | quadruple four times as great or many | ||
Samples | A fourfold increase in the dosage. | ||
Synonyms | four-fold, fourfold | ||
Similar | multiple | ||
Antonyms | single | ||
English noun: quadruple | |||
1. | quadruple (group) a set of four similar things considered as a unit | ||
Synonyms | quadruplet, quartet, quartette | ||
Broader (hypernym) | set | ||
2. | quadruple (cognition) a quantity that is four times as great as another | ||
Broader (hypernym) | multiple | ||
English verb: quadruple | |||
1. | quadruple (change) increase fourfold | ||
Samples | His stock earning quadrupled. | ||
Examples | They quadruple their earnings this year, Their earnings quadruple this year | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | manifold, multiply | ||