quadruples
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruple
• quadrupels
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
13 December 2024
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
