QUINTUPLING

quintupling

(noun) increasing by a factor of five

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

quintupling

present participle of quintuple

Source: Wiktionary


QUINTUPLE

Quin"tu*ple, a. Etym: [L. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintuple, L. quintuplex. Cf. Quadruple.]

Definition: Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold. Quintuple time (Mus.), a time having five beats in a measure. It is seldom used.

Quin"tu*ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quintupled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quintupling.] Etym: [Cf. F. quintupler.]

Definition: To make fivefold, or five times as much or many.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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