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sextuple
sex·tu·ple S0303200 (sĕk-sto͞o′pəl, -styo͞o′-, -stŭp′əl, sĕk′stŭp′əl)tr. & intr.v. sex·tu·pled, sex·tu·pling, sex·tu·ples To multiply or be multiplied by six.adj.1. Consisting of six parts or members.2. Six times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.3. Music Having six beats to the measure.n. A sixfold amount or number.
[Medieval Latin sextuplus, sixfold : Latin sextus, sixth; see sextile + -plus, -fold; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
sex·tu′ply adv.sextuple (ˈsɛkstjʊpəl) na quantity or number six times as great as anotheradj1. six times as much or many; sixfold2. consisting of six parts or members3. (Music, other) (of musical time or rhythm) having six beats per bar[C17: Latin sextus sixth + -uple, as in quadruple]sex•tu•ple (sɛksˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈsɛks tʊ pəl, -tyʊ-)
adj., v. -pled, -pling. adj. 1. consisting of six parts. 2. six times as great or as many. 3. Music. characterized by six beats or pulses to the measure: sextuple rhythm. v.t., v.i. 4. to make or become six times as great. [1620–30; < Latin sext(us) sixth + -uple, as in duple, quadruple] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sextuple - having six units or componentssixfold, six-foldmultiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" |
Translationssextuple
sextuple (of musical time or rhythm) having six beats per bar sextuple
Synonyms for sextupleadj having six units or componentsSynonymsRelated Words |