quintuple
['kwɪntjʊpl.]
a. 倍, 重,

n. 倍, 组

vt. 使倍



quintuple
[ noun ]

1. a set of five similar things considered as a unit

<noun.group>

[ verb ]

1. increase fivefold

<verb.change>
The population of China quintupled

[ adj ]

1. having five units or components

<adj.all>

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


Quintuple \Quin"tu*ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quintupled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Quintupling}.] [Cf. F. quintupler.]
To make fivefold, or five times as much or many.