quadrupletn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒdrᵿplᵻt/,

/kwɒˈdruːplᵻt/,

/kwəˈdruːplᵻt/, U.S.

/kwɑˈdrəplət/,

/kwəˈdrəplət/,

/kwɑˈdruplət/,

/kwəˈdruplət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quadruple n., -et suffix¹.

Etymology: < quadruple n. + -et suffix¹, after triplet n.

A. n.

1. Each of four children (or offspring of an animal) present in or produced from a single pregnancy. Cf. quad n.⁴

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > quadruplets, etc.

quadruplet1781

quintuplet1860

sextuplet1860

octuplet1904

1781 Encycl. Brit. VII. 5026/2 The case of twins often occurs; of triplets seldom; of quadruplets rarely.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 736/1 An instance of quadruplets consisting of three boys and a girl.

1898 Daily News 15 Apr. 5/2 Huller ventured on the assertion..that quadruplets were born once in 20,000 cases.

1949 A. Fraser Sheep Husbandry iii. 171 Of 5,806 lambs only 10.28 per cent were singles, 53.84 per cent were twins, 31.06 per cent were triplets, and 2.47 per cent quadruplets.

1988 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator 19 Apr. b1/1 Doctors for the Rodgers quadruplets now aren't so sure the tiny foursome will soon be transferred to hospital.

2003 C. Federico You're my Favorite Reader 48 How did you know I was a quadruplet?

a. gen. A set of four things or parts, esp. when occurring or working together.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four

quaternionc1384

quadrivial?a1475

messa1529

quaternity1529

quaternio1601

mournival1631

quadrate1637

quaternarya1638

tetrad1653

quadruplet1795

quartetto1807

quatrain1862

quartet1882

quad1896

1795 Doctr. Permutations & Combinations ii. 52 If we are directed to combine them by quadruplets [L. quaternæ], or in parcels containing four a-piece, the exponent of the combination will be 4.

1844 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 404/2 The eight-syllabled verse arranged in quadruplets, called in Spanish redondillas.

1852 A. De Morgan Let. 12 Feb. in R. P. Graves Life Sir W. R. Hamilton (1889) III. 338 We have then an harmonic quadruplet and sextuplet, and we might have octuplets, &c.

1918 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 90 121 The spicules of the rachis are..thin, flat plates..frequently divided by lines into twins, triplets, quadruplets, and multiplets.

1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 135 More rarely [we find] quadruplets: jaunty, gentle, genteel, gentile.

1999 I. Kostov & R. I. Kostov Crystal Habits Minerals iii. 34 Depending on the number of individual crystals, the twins may be doublets, triplets, quadruplets, etc.

b. Music. A group of four notes to be played in the time of three of the same value.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] > group of 3 in time of 2, etc.

hemiolia1597

triplet1786

septole1825

sextole1829

septimole1841

octuplet1852

septuplet1853

sextuplet1853

quintole1870

quadruplet1873

quintuplet1873

nonuplet1876

sextolet1876

triole1880

quintolet1884

triolet1888

1873 H. C. Banister Music 13 Other irregularities..such as four notes for three, termed a Quadruplet.

1938 Oxf. Compan. Music p. xlviii (heading) Irregular rhythmic groupings (duplets, triplets, quadruplets, etc.).

1996 Music & Lett. 77 260/2 His idea of playing the right-hand notes in bar 85..as a quadruplet against the three-beat accompaniment.

3. A bicycle for four riders seated in line from front to rear. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > cycle for two or more people > for three, four, etc.

quadruplet1893

triplet1894

quint1895

quintuplet1895

quad1896

quintet1896

sextet1896

sextuplet1896

1893 Racine (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 11 Nov. ii. 1/4 An interesting feature of record breaking at the present time is the use of the quadruplet, a bicycle as long and lean as a race-horse and so arranged that four swift wheelmen may ride it.

1897 Whitaker's Almanack 641/2 A quadruplet team covered a flying quarter in 25.2 secs.

1999 S. Powell Franklin Automobile Company i. 30 John also developed a ‘quadruplet’ on which he and three sinewy co-riders..established a national speed record for this type of bicycle.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of, relating to, or designating quadruplets (sense A. 1); designating or relating to a pregnancy or birth producing quadruplets.

ΚΠ

1836 D. D. Davis Princ. & Pract. Obstetr. Med II. xv. 1016 The average of quadruplet births appears to be beyond the reach of any well-founded calculation.

1842 F. Churchill On Theory & Pract. Midwifery xvii. 367 The management of twin cases applies equally to triplet and quadruplet cases.

1923 F. Price in H. H. Newman Physiol. of Twinning iii. 114 (caption) The thickened plates of ectoderm..are the embryonic primordia of the twin embryos and are as yet undivided to form the quadruplet condition.

1952 L. O. Gilmore Dairy Cattle Breeding viii. 163 In some instances two of the set may be a monozygotic pair as in the case of the quadruplet Holsteins described by Hutt.

1999 J. Edwards et al. Technol. of Procreation (ed. 2) i. 40 Births occurred before 32 weeks' gestation in about half the quadruplet or higher-order births.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	quadruplet
释义	quadrupletn.adj. Brit. /ˈkwɒdrᵿplᵻt/, /kwɒˈdruːplᵻt/, /kwəˈdruːplᵻt/, U.S. /kwɑˈdrəplət/, /kwəˈdrəplət/, /kwɑˈdruplət/, /kwəˈdruplət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quadruple n., -et suffix¹. Etymology: < quadruple n. + -et suffix¹, after triplet n. A. n. 1. Each of four children (or offspring of an animal) present in or produced from a single pregnancy. Cf. quad n.⁴ ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > quadruplets, etc. quadruplet1781 quintuplet1860 sextuplet1860 octuplet1904 1781 Encycl. Brit. VII. 5026/2 The case of twins often occurs; of triplets seldom; of quadruplets rarely. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 736/1 An instance of quadruplets consisting of three boys and a girl. 1898 Daily News 15 Apr. 5/2 Huller ventured on the assertion..that quadruplets were born once in 20,000 cases. 1949 A. Fraser Sheep Husbandry iii. 171 Of 5,806 lambs only 10.28 per cent were singles, 53.84 per cent were twins, 31.06 per cent were triplets, and 2.47 per cent quadruplets. 1988 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator 19 Apr. b1/1 Doctors for the Rodgers quadruplets now aren't so sure the tiny foursome will soon be transferred to hospital. 2003 C. Federico You're my Favorite Reader 48 How did you know I was a quadruplet? 2. a. gen. A set of four things or parts, esp. when occurring or working together. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four quaternionc1384 quadrivial?a1475 messa1529 quaternity1529 quaternio1601 mournival1631 quadrate1637 quaternarya1638 tetrad1653 quadruplet1795 quartetto1807 quatrain1862 quartet1882 quad1896 1795 Doctr. Permutations & Combinations ii. 52 If we are directed to combine them by quadruplets [L. quaternæ], or in parcels containing four a-piece, the exponent of the combination will be 4. 1844 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 404/2 The eight-syllabled verse arranged in quadruplets, called in Spanish redondillas. 1852 A. De Morgan Let. 12 Feb. in R. P. Graves Life Sir W. R. Hamilton (1889) III. 338 We have then an harmonic quadruplet and sextuplet, and we might have octuplets, &c. 1918 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 90 121 The spicules of the rachis are..thin, flat plates..frequently divided by lines into twins, triplets, quadruplets, and multiplets. 1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 135 More rarely [we find] quadruplets: jaunty, gentle, genteel, gentile. 1999 I. Kostov & R. I. Kostov Crystal Habits Minerals iii. 34 Depending on the number of individual crystals, the twins may be doublets, triplets, quadruplets, etc. b. Music. A group of four notes to be played in the time of three of the same value. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] > group of 3 in time of 2, etc. hemiolia1597 triplet1786 septole1825 sextole1829 septimole1841 octuplet1852 septuplet1853 sextuplet1853 quintole1870 quadruplet1873 quintuplet1873 nonuplet1876 sextolet1876 triole1880 quintolet1884 triolet1888 1873 H. C. Banister Music 13 Other irregularities..such as four notes for three, termed a Quadruplet. 1938 Oxf. Compan. Music p. xlviii (heading) Irregular rhythmic groupings (duplets, triplets, quadruplets, etc.). 1996 Music & Lett. 77 260/2 His idea of playing the right-hand notes in bar 85..as a quadruplet against the three-beat accompaniment. 3. A bicycle for four riders seated in line from front to rear. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > cycle for two or more people > for three, four, etc. quadruplet1893 triplet1894 quint1895 quintuplet1895 quad1896 quintet1896 sextet1896 sextuplet1896 1893 Racine (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 11 Nov. ii. 1/4 An interesting feature of record breaking at the present time is the use of the quadruplet, a bicycle as long and lean as a race-horse and so arranged that four swift wheelmen may ride it. 1897 Whitaker's Almanack 641/2 A quadruplet team covered a flying quarter in 25.2 secs. 1999 S. Powell Franklin Automobile Company i. 30 John also developed a ‘quadruplet’ on which he and three sinewy co-riders..established a national speed record for this type of bicycle. B. adj. (attributive). Of, relating to, or designating quadruplets (sense A. 1); designating or relating to a pregnancy or birth producing quadruplets. ΚΠ 1836 D. D. Davis Princ. & Pract. Obstetr. Med II. xv. 1016 The average of quadruplet births appears to be beyond the reach of any well-founded calculation. 1842 F. Churchill On Theory & Pract. Midwifery xvii. 367 The management of twin cases applies equally to triplet and quadruplet cases. 1923 F. Price in H. H. Newman Physiol. of Twinning iii. 114 (caption) The thickened plates of ectoderm..are the embryonic primordia of the twin embryos and are as yet undivided to form the quadruplet condition. 1952 L. O. Gilmore Dairy Cattle Breeding viii. 163 In some instances two of the set may be a monozygotic pair as in the case of the quadruplet Holsteins described by Hutt. 1999 J. Edwards et al. Technol. of Procreation (ed. 2) i. 40 Births occurred before 32 weeks' gestation in about half the quadruplet or higher-order births. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1781
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