- sextupling
- sex·tu·ple || seks'tuËpl /'sekstÊŠpl v. multiply by six, make six times greater adj. sixfold, six times greater; comprised of six parts
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sextupling
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sextuple — I. adjective Etymology: probably from Medieval Latin sextuplus, from Latin sextus sixth + plus multiplied by; akin to Latin plex plex more at fold Date: 1626 1. having six units or members 2. being six times as great or as many 3. marked by six… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sextuple — /seks tooh peuhl, tyooh , tup euhl, seks too peuhl, tyoo /, adj., v., sextupled, sextupling. adj. 1. consisting of six parts; sexpartite. 2. six times as great or as many. 3. Music. characterized by six beats or pulses to the measure: sextuple… … Universalium
multiplication — n 1. increase, augmentation, addition, superaddition; enlargement, magnification, great ening, expansion, build up, heightening, aggrandizement; doubling, duplication, redoubling, tripling, trip 758lication, quadrupling, quadruplication,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
proliferation — n 1. increase, augmentation, buildup, enlargement, expansion, extension; magnification, amplification; spread, spreading out, branching out; growth, waxing, swelling, inflation; elevation, raise, boost. 2. multiplication, doubling, duplication,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sextuple — /sɛksˈtjupəl/ (say seks tyoohpuhl), /ˈsɛkstəpəl/ (say sekstuhpuhl) adjective 1. sixfold; consisting of six parts; six times as great. –verb (sextupled, sextupling) –verb (t) 2. to make six times as great. –verb (i) 3. to become six times as great …
sextuple — [seks to͞o′pəl, seks′tə pəl] adj. [< L sextus, SIXTH, after QUADRUPLE] 1. consisting of or including six 2. six times as much or as many; sixfold 3. Music having six beats to a measure n. an amount six times as much or as many vt., vi … English World dictionary
