sextuplaadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛkstjᵿplə/,

/ˈsɛkstʃᵿplə/, U.S.

/ˌsɛksˈt(j)uplə/,

/ˌsɛksˈtəplə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sextupla, sextuplus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sextupla, feminine (as if in the expression *sextupla proportio sixfold proportion, though this is apparently not attested) of sextuplus sextuple adj. In use as noun after tripla n. Compare earlier sextuple adj.

†A. adj.

Mathematics. = sextuple adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > six > [adjective] > sixfold

sixfolda1000

six-double1552

sextuple?1563

sextupla1570

sextuplicate1657

sextuplex1668

sextupled1853

1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. v. f. 132 ^v So shal the proportion which is betwene 36 and 6. namely, sextupla, contayne in it the two proportions geuen, namely, tripla, and dupla.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises xx. f. 21 The kinds of Multiplex exact are these and such like... Sextupla as 12. to 2. 18. to 3. 24. to 4. which is as much as ⁶/ ₁.

1719 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor (ed. 12) Sextupla, Six double, or six fold.

B. n.

Music. The division of a long note into six equal parts; sextuple metre (see sextuple adj. 2). rare and historical in later use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun]

proportiona1387

measurea1525

mode1561

casure1565

moodc1570

rhythm1576

rhyme1586

stotc1590

dimension1597

sextupla1597

timing1597

rhythmus1603

cadence1605

time1609

cadency1628

movement1683

lilt1841

metre1873

tempus1889

riddim1943

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke i. 32 Wee call that sextupla, where wee make sixe black minyms to the semibriefe.

1631 E. Bevin Briefe & Short Instr. Art of Musicke 2 The manner of maintaining a point..Another [example] of Sextupla.

1921 Music & Lett. 2 42 Sextupla is properly 6—1 not 6—2.

1989 Early Music 17 435 If one only sticks to the theoretically correct proportions, including the section in sextupla, the Sonata works out quite naturally.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sextupla
释义	sextuplaadj.n. Brit. /ˈsɛkstjᵿplə/, /ˈsɛkstʃᵿplə/, U.S. /ˌsɛksˈt(j)uplə/, /ˌsɛksˈtəplə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin sextupla, sextuplus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sextupla, feminine (as if in the expression sextupla proportio sixfold proportion, though this is apparently not attested) of sextuplus* sextuple adj. In use as noun after tripla n. Compare earlier sextuple adj. †A. adj. Mathematics. = sextuple adj. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > six > [adjective] > sixfold sixfolda1000 six-double1552 sextuple?1563 sextupla1570 sextuplicate1657 sextuplex1668 sextupled1853 1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. v. f. 132 ^v So shal the proportion which is betwene 36 and 6. namely, sextupla, contayne in it the two proportions geuen, namely, tripla, and dupla. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises xx. f. 21 The kinds of Multiplex exact are these and such like... Sextupla as 12. to 2. 18. to 3. 24. to 4. which is as much as ⁶/ ₁. 1719 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor (ed. 12) Sextupla, Six double, or six fold. B. n. Music. The division of a long note into six equal parts; sextuple metre (see sextuple adj. 2). rare and historical in later use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] proportiona1387 measurea1525 mode1561 casure1565 moodc1570 rhythm1576 rhyme1586 stotc1590 dimension1597 sextupla1597 timing1597 rhythmus1603 cadence1605 time1609 cadency1628 movement1683 lilt1841 metre1873 tempus1889 riddim1943 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke i. 32 Wee call that sextupla, where wee make sixe black minyms to the semibriefe. 1631 E. Bevin Briefe & Short Instr. Art of Musicke 2 The manner of maintaining a point..Another [example] of Sextupla. 1921 Music & Lett. 2 42 Sextupla is properly 6—1 not 6—2. 1989 Early Music 17 435 If one only sticks to the theoretically correct proportions, including the section in sextupla, the Sonata works out quite naturally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1570
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