octuple
1 of 3adjective
oc·tu·ple
ˈäkˌt(y)üpəl
ˈäktəp-
1
: consisting of eight : being eight times as great or as many : eightfold
2
: taken by eights or in groups of eight
octuple
2 of 3noun
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plural -s
: a sum eight times as great as another : an eightfold amount : the eighth multiple
octuple
3 of 3verb
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octupled; octupled; octupling
-p(ə)liŋ
; octuples transitive verb
: to make eight times as much or as many
intransitive verb
: to increase or grow to eight times as much or as many
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin octuplus, from oct- (from octo eight) + -uplus (as in quadruplus quadruple)