DECUPLING

Verb

decupling

present participle of decuple

Source: Wiktionary


DECUPLE

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



RESET




Word of the Day

4 July 2024

CHLORTHALIDONE

(noun) a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

coffee icon