quintuple
Meanings
Plural: quintuples
Noun
- a set of five similar things considered as a unit
- a fivefold amount
Verb
- increase fivefold
- "The population of China quintupled"
- To multiply by five.
- To be multiplied by five.
Adjective Satellite
- having five units or components
Adj
- having five parts or members
- five times as much
- having five crotchets in a bar
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French quintuple, from Latin quīntuplus, from quīntus (“fifth”) + -plus (“-ple”).
Synonyms
five-fold, fivefold, pentaplex, pentuple, quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuplex
Scrabble Score: 20
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