quintuple
pronunciation
How to pronounce quintuple in British English:
UK [ˈkwɪntjʊpl]
How to pronounce quintuple in American English:
US ['kwɪntjʊpl]
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- Verb:
- increase fivefold
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- Adjective:
- having five units or components
Word Origin
- quintuple (adj.)
- 1560s, from French quintuple (15c.), from Late Latin quintuplex, from Latin quintus "fifth" (related to quinque "five;" see quinque-) on model of quadruple. Related: Quintuplicate.
- quintuple (v.)
- 1630s, from quintuple (adj.) or from French quintupler (v.). Related: Quintupled; quintupling.
Example
- 1. But 900km will have to be dredged to make the river fully navigable , which would quintuple its shipping capacity .