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Definition of eightfold in English: eightfoldadjective ˈeɪtfəʊldˈeɪtfoʊld 1Eight times as great or as numerous. an eightfold increase in expenditure Example sentencesExamples - There has been a significant increase in drug related deaths in England and Wales over the last twenty years with an eightfold increase in drug-related deaths between 1980 and 1998.
- A British epidemiologist cites an eightfold increase in maternal death following elective cesarean section above the death rate associated with normal birth.
- The comparison of these drivers with drivers who identified themselves as alert or relaxed, which is most relevant to usual driving, resulted in an eightfold increase in risk.
- That figure allowed him to increase the number of users from one to three, but it's still an eightfold increase in his annual payment, which is always required up front.
- Last year there were 1,200, that's an eightfold increase.
- You and I know that an eightfold increase is hardly a cut, but that's not how it would play in Washington.
- In addition, one study reported an eightfold increase in a medication-resistant food-poisoning bacteria after the antibiotic was approved to be used in chickens.
- In this configuration, the maximum throughput for the database drives showed an eightfold speed increase over the old hardware.
- Users of oral contraceptives had an approximately eightfold increase in the risk of stroke compared with those not using these agents.
- 1.1 Having eight parts or elements.
Example sentencesExamples - From the cytoplasmic face of the nuclear envelope, nuclear pore complexes exhibit an eightfold symmetric ring structure encompassing a central lumen.
- The Buddha sits under the tree of life to achieve nirvana via the eightfold path.
- It is an eightfold symmetric ringlike structure consisting of 30-50 different proteins, connecting the inner and outer nuclear membranes.
- Gardens, especially those surrounding a mausoleum, are often laid out in an eightfold shape reminiscent of Paradise.
adverb ˈeɪtfəʊldˈeɪtfoʊld By eight times; to eight times the number or amount. claims have grown eightfold in ten years Example sentencesExamples - ‘We have invested significant funds in research and development and sales have increased eightfold since our first round of investment in 2000,’ Beggs said.
- The death rate from alcoholic liver disease has increased eightfold in the 35-44 age group since the 1970s.
- In the late seventeenth century, the average number of copper coins minted annually was of the order of two to three hundred million; by the early nineteenth century this had increased eightfold.
- The proliferation of diagnoses has contributed to a dramatic rise in antidepressant sales, which increased eightfold between 1990 and 2000.
- Annual funding allocated by the Transport and Communications Ministry for development had increased eightfold.
- Capacity rose eightfold, from 4,000 to 32,000 tons.
- For example, when an animal doubles its linear dimensions, its volume increases eightfold.
- Last year, an Environmental Science and Research report warned that the number of New Zealanders dying from infectious diseases increased almost eightfold between 1988 and 2000.
- In his eight years as chief executive the company grew by 40 percent with services and consulting leading the growth, while its stock value increased eightfold.
- In this group the rates have increased eightfold in men and almost sevenfold in women since the 1970s.
- For every 50 percent decrease in the droplet diameter of a set volume of insecticide, the spray surface area is increased eightfold.
- In Manchester, the use of video evidence in courtrooms has increased eightfold since early last year.
- British trade with Turkey increased eightfold between 1830 and 1850.
- Escalating financial demands by the company's mainland partner scotched the deal when the price to maintain the relationship quickly went up eightfold despite earlier agreements.
- He is demonstrating the skills to turn this large chunk of humanity into paying customers, boosting the customer count eightfold, from 375,000 when he arrived two years ago.
- As a result of these and other factors, the number of single-parent families in the United States has increased nearly eightfold since 1950.
- While French domestic exports to Europe tripled, their colonial re-exports increased eightfold.
- Launched in 1999 by a team of experienced toy executives, it has established itself as the fastest-growing UK toy company, increasing its turnover eightfold in just four years of trading.
- Over the past 10 years, the number of British visas given to Russians has increased eightfold.
- During the first half, the operating profit of the Spirits and Wine division outside Europe increased nearly eightfold.
Definition of eightfold in US English: eightfoldadjectiveˈātfōldˈeɪtfoʊld 1Eight times as great or as numerous. an eightfold increase in expenditure Example sentencesExamples - That figure allowed him to increase the number of users from one to three, but it's still an eightfold increase in his annual payment, which is always required up front.
- In this configuration, the maximum throughput for the database drives showed an eightfold speed increase over the old hardware.
- You and I know that an eightfold increase is hardly a cut, but that's not how it would play in Washington.
- A British epidemiologist cites an eightfold increase in maternal death following elective cesarean section above the death rate associated with normal birth.
- The comparison of these drivers with drivers who identified themselves as alert or relaxed, which is most relevant to usual driving, resulted in an eightfold increase in risk.
- Last year there were 1,200, that's an eightfold increase.
- There has been a significant increase in drug related deaths in England and Wales over the last twenty years with an eightfold increase in drug-related deaths between 1980 and 1998.
- Users of oral contraceptives had an approximately eightfold increase in the risk of stroke compared with those not using these agents.
- In addition, one study reported an eightfold increase in a medication-resistant food-poisoning bacteria after the antibiotic was approved to be used in chickens.
- 1.1 Having eight parts or elements.
Example sentencesExamples - Gardens, especially those surrounding a mausoleum, are often laid out in an eightfold shape reminiscent of Paradise.
- The Buddha sits under the tree of life to achieve nirvana via the eightfold path.
- It is an eightfold symmetric ringlike structure consisting of 30-50 different proteins, connecting the inner and outer nuclear membranes.
- From the cytoplasmic face of the nuclear envelope, nuclear pore complexes exhibit an eightfold symmetric ring structure encompassing a central lumen.
adverbˈātfōldˈeɪtfoʊld By eight times; to eight times the number or amount. claims have grown eightfold in ten years Example sentencesExamples - British trade with Turkey increased eightfold between 1830 and 1850.
- Over the past 10 years, the number of British visas given to Russians has increased eightfold.
- In this group the rates have increased eightfold in men and almost sevenfold in women since the 1970s.
- He is demonstrating the skills to turn this large chunk of humanity into paying customers, boosting the customer count eightfold, from 375,000 when he arrived two years ago.
- ‘We have invested significant funds in research and development and sales have increased eightfold since our first round of investment in 2000,’ Beggs said.
- Last year, an Environmental Science and Research report warned that the number of New Zealanders dying from infectious diseases increased almost eightfold between 1988 and 2000.
- In Manchester, the use of video evidence in courtrooms has increased eightfold since early last year.
- Launched in 1999 by a team of experienced toy executives, it has established itself as the fastest-growing UK toy company, increasing its turnover eightfold in just four years of trading.
- The death rate from alcoholic liver disease has increased eightfold in the 35-44 age group since the 1970s.
- For example, when an animal doubles its linear dimensions, its volume increases eightfold.
- As a result of these and other factors, the number of single-parent families in the United States has increased nearly eightfold since 1950.
- Capacity rose eightfold, from 4,000 to 32,000 tons.
- The proliferation of diagnoses has contributed to a dramatic rise in antidepressant sales, which increased eightfold between 1990 and 2000.
- While French domestic exports to Europe tripled, their colonial re-exports increased eightfold.
- Escalating financial demands by the company's mainland partner scotched the deal when the price to maintain the relationship quickly went up eightfold despite earlier agreements.
- In his eight years as chief executive the company grew by 40 percent with services and consulting leading the growth, while its stock value increased eightfold.
- During the first half, the operating profit of the Spirits and Wine division outside Europe increased nearly eightfold.
- Annual funding allocated by the Transport and Communications Ministry for development had increased eightfold.
- In the late seventeenth century, the average number of copper coins minted annually was of the order of two to three hundred million; by the early nineteenth century this had increased eightfold.
- For every 50 percent decrease in the droplet diameter of a set volume of insecticide, the spray surface area is increased eightfold.
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