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



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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