sextuple

[ seks-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl, seks-too-puhl, -tyoo- ]

/ sɛksˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈsɛks tʊ pəl, -tyʊ- /

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adjective

consisting of six parts; sexpartite.

six times as great or as many.

Music. characterized by six beats or pulses to the measure: sextuple rhythm.

verb (used with or without object), sex·tu·pled, sex·tu·pling.

to make or become six times as great.

Origin of sextuple

1620–30; <Latin sext(us) sixth + -uple, as in duple, quadruple

Words nearby sextuple

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Example sentences from the Web for sextuple

Sextuple, in which there are six beats, the first and fourth being accented, the others not.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
The sextuple point is the point of intersection of the curves of six univariant systems, viz.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay
These sextuple legs supported a hundred feet above their bases a huge and globular body formed of clusters of the spheres.
The Metal Monster|A. Merritt
I did not know before, that a half-mile of sextuple railway-tracks could be made such an adornment.
A Tramp Abroad, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for sextuple

sextuple

/ (ˈsɛkstjʊpəl) /

noun

a quantity or number six times as great as another

adjective

six times as much or many; sixfold

consisting of six parts or members

(of musical time or rhythm) having six beats per bar

Word Origin for sextuple

C17: Latin sextus sixth + -uple, as in quadruple

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单词	sextuple
释义	sextuple [ seks-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl, seks-too-puhl, -tyoo- ] / sɛksˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈsɛks tʊ pəl, -tyʊ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sextuple ON THESAURUS.COM adjective consisting of six parts; sexpartite. six times as great or as many. Music. characterized by six beats or pulses to the measure: sextuple rhythm. verb (used with or without object), sex·tu·pled, sex·tu·pling. to make or become six times as great. Origin of sextuple 1620–30; <Latin sext(us) sixth + -uple, as in duple, quadruple Words nearby sextuple sextodecimo, sexton, sex tour, sex tourism, sex toy, sextuple, sextuplet, sextuplex, sextuplicate, sex-typed, sexual Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sextuple Sextuple, in which there are six beats, the first and fourth being accented, the others not. Music Notation and Terminology\|Karl W. Gehrkens The sextuple point is the point of intersection of the curves of six univariant systems, viz. The Phase Rule and Its Applications\|Alexander Findlay These sextuple legs supported a hundred feet above their bases a huge and globular body formed of clusters of the spheres. The Metal Monster\|A. Merritt I did not know before, that a half-mile of sextuple railway-tracks could be made such an adornment. A Tramp Abroad, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for sextuple sextuple / (ˈsɛkstjʊpəl) / noun a quantity or number six times as great as another adjective six times as much or many; sixfold consisting of six parts or members (of musical time or rhythm) having six beats per bar Word Origin for sextuple C17: Latin sextus sixth + -uple, as in quadruple Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sextuple hexadic, hexagonal, semestral, senary
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sextuple

adjective

verb (used with or without object), sex·tu·pled, sex·tu·pling.

Origin of sextuple

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Example sentences from the Web for sextuple

British Dictionary definitions for sextuple

noun

adjective

Word Origin for sextuple

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