quadruple, fourfold, four-fold
(adjective) four times as great or many; “a fourfold increase in the dosage”
quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-fold
(adjective) having four units or components; “quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure”; “quadruplex wire”
quadruple
(noun) a quantity that is four times as great as another
quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple
(noun) a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quadruple
(verb) increase fourfold; “His stock earning quadrupled”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quadruple (not comparable)
Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.
• quarter (divided into four; one of four equal parts)
quadruple (third-person singular simple present quadruples, present participle quadrupling, simple past and past participle quadrupled)
(transitive) To multiply by four.
(intransitive) To increase by a factor of four.
(rail) To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.
• quarter (divide by four)
• quadrupel
Source: Wiktionary
Quad"ru*ple, a. Etym: [L. quadruplus, from quattuor four: cf. F. quadruple. See Quadrate, and cf. Double.]
Definition: Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance. Quadruple time (Mus.), that in which each measure is divided into four equal parts.
Quad"ru*ple, n. Etym: [Cf. F. quadruple, L. quadruplum.]
Definition: four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages.
Quad"ru*ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quadrupled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quadrupling.] Etym: [L. quadruplare: cf. F. quadrupler.]
Definition: To multiply by four; to increase fourfold; to double; to double twice. A. Smith.
Quad"ru*ple, v. i.
Definition: To be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become four times as much.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
