DECUPLE

Etymology

Adjective

decuple (not comparable)

(archaic) Tenfold.

Noun

decuple (plural decuples)

(archaic) An amount multiplied by ten.

Verb

decuple (third-person singular simple present decuples, present participle decupling, simple past and past participle decupled)

(archaic) To multiply by ten.

Anagrams

• cupeled

Source: Wiktionary


Dec"u*ple, a. Etym: [F. décuple, L. decuplus, fr. decem ten.]

Definition: Tenfold. [R.]

Dec"u*ple, n.

Definition: A number ten times repeated. [R.]

Dec"u*ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decupled; p. pr. & vb. n. Decupling.]

Definition: To make tenfold; to multiply by ten. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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