单词 | quinquiplicate |
释义 | † quinquiplicatev. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. transitive. To multiply by five; (also) to double five times. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase by specific proportion doublec1290 treblea1325 triplea1400 redouble1477 quadruple1487 sextuple1632 quintuple1639 quinquiplicate1656 quintuplicate1676 fivefold1858 tenfold1858 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quinquiplicate, to multiply by fives, to double five times. Derivatives quinquiplication n. rare the action or an instance of doubling a number four times.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Coll. Words from Lat. or Greek Quinquiplication, a making five times double. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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