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quadruple en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/ (General-American)
• /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.
   • He's quite an athlete and can do quadruple jumps with ease.

Antonyms

quarter

Deriveds

quadruple stop · subquadruple · simple quadruple time · quadruple time · quadruple lock · quadrupleness

Translations (35)

hu négyszer akkora/annyi (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · de vierfach (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · fi nelinkertainen (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · cy pedwarplyg (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · hi चौघरा (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · ka ოთხკეცი (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · ja 四倍 (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · sv fyrdubbel (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · no firedobbelt (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · bg четворен (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · la quadruplus (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · ca quàdruple (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · io quaropla (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · pl poczwórny (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · da firedobbelt (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · nl viervoud (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · ro cvadruplu (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · it quadruplo (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · sv fyrfaldig (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · ja 四重 (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · es cuádruple (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · pt quádruplo (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · it quadruplice (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · ka ოთხმაგი (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · bg учетворен (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · sv kvadrupel (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · hi चहुरा (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · hi चौगुना (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · ru четверно́й (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · ia quadruple (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · la quadruplex (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · es cuádruplo (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · hi पाव (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · ga ceathrúil (being four times as long, as big or as many of something) · no kvadruppelt (being four times as long, as big or as many of something)

quadruple en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/ (General-American)
• /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.

Meanings

1. Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc.
2. A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air.

Forms

Deriveds

quadruple star system (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple double (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple scull (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple-masted (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple-header (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple bluff (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple whole note (related to all parts of speech) · Pythagorean quadruple (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple thread (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple-click (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple whole (related to all parts of speech) · simple quadruple time (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple star (related to all parts of speech) · quadruple witching (related to all parts of speech)

Relateds

couple · centuplet · eightfold · twofold · tredecuplet · one of a hundred · heptad · quintuple · one of two · duodecuplet · septet · triplet · one of eight · solo · one of nine · trio · dyad · sevensome · twelvesome · sevenfold · centuple · one of four · ennead · triad · thirteensome · one of twelve · one of three · foursome · ninefold · nonet · multiplet · tenfold · eightsome · twelvefold · quadruple · septuple · nonuple · sextuplet · pentuple · singleton · elevenfold · quintuplet · tensome · twosome · hundredsome · twin · sixsome · singlet · one of seven · hextuplet · quintet · pentuplet · monad · elevensome · sextet · one of many · duo · troika · thirteenfold · septuplet · heptuplet · octuplet · threefold · one of six · hextuple · one of ten · double · undecuplet · single · loner · one of thirteen · ninesome · hendecuplet · fivefold · octet · octad · one of eleven · only one · quartet · decad · decet · decuplet · pair · quadruplet · sixfold · doublet · one of five · octuple · a hundredfold · fourfold · duodecuple · tredecuple · sextuple · triple · decuple · heptuple · undecuple · fivesome · multiple · nonuplet · threesome · tetrad · hexad · pentad · hendecuple

Synonyms

quad

quadruple en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/ (General-American)
• /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To multiply by four.
   • Quadrupling four gives sixteen.
2. (intransitive) To increase by a factor of four.
   • […] by 10.20 pm, the Australian national search and rescue authority was mobilised. Because the alarm came in 51 hours late, the search-and-rescue area quadrupled. 2026 July 28, Nicholas Muhoro, “The Open Water True Story: How Tom and Eileen Lonergan Were Left Behind at Sea”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2026:
   • Overall, consumer spending on fast tech has quadrupled to £11.6bn since 2023, surveys carried out for Material Focus suggested. 2025 June 25, Chris Vallance, “'Fast tech' warning as demand for cheap gadgets heats up”, in BBC, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2025:
   • Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.
3. To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.
   • On June 8, 1872, the London & North Western Railway obtained powers to quadruple its main line, and a new tunnel was bored for the up and down slow lines. 1950 September, “Network News: Watford Tunnel, L.M.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 641:
   • Quadrupling the short remaining stretch of three-track railway north of Rugby, left over by the turn of the century modernisation, is a possibility that could be pursued. 2019 October 14, “Railtalk: HS2 delay - time for lateral thinking”, in Modern Railways, page 7:
   • A long-term aspiration is to quadruple the cross-country route between Peterborough and Werrington Junction, removing any conflict between trains on the Spalding and Leicester lines. 2020 April 22, Paul Shannon, “Felixstowe: Is 47 trains a day achievable?”, in Rail, page 52:

Forms

Antonyms

quarter

Deriveds

quadruplet

Translations (28)

ru учетвери́ть (to multiply by four) · ka გაოთხმაგება (to multiply by four) · ru учетверя́ть (to multiply by four) · hu megnégyszereződik ((intransitive) to increase by a factor of four) · no kvadruple (to multiply by four) · fi nelinkertaistaa (to multiply by four) · be пачацвяра́ць (to multiply by four) · nl verviervoudigen (to multiply by four) · ja 四倍する (to multiply by four) · pl poczwarzać (to multiply by four) · pt quadruplicar (to multiply by four) · la quadruplicō (to multiply by four) · hu négyszerez (to multiply by four) · hu négyszeresére nő ((intransitive) to increase by a factor of four) · hu megnégyszerez (to multiply by four) · mi whakareawhā (to multiply by four) · it quadruplicare (to multiply by four) · eo kvarobligi (to multiply by four) · pl poczworzyć (to multiply by four) · ia quadruplicar (to multiply by four) · bg учетворявам (to multiply by four) · no firedoble (to multiply by four) · be пачацвяры́ць (to multiply by four) · sv fyrdubbla (to multiply by four) · ka გაოთხკეცება (to multiply by four) · hi चौगुना ((intransitive) to increase by a factor of four) · es cuadruplicar (to multiply by four) · de vervierfachen (to multiply by four)