Sekirov Dictionary

quadruple

UK /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/US /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/

verb 3
noun 2
adjective 1
forms 3

verb3

•
To multiply by four.
- Quadrupling four gives sixteen.
•
To increase by a factor of four.
- Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.
•
To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.
- On June 8, 1872, the London & North Western Railway obtained powers to quadruple its main line, and a new tunnel was bored for the up and down slow lines. — 1950

noun2

Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc.
A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air.

adjective1

•
Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.
- He's quite an athlete and can do quadruple jumps with ease.

forms

quadrupled · quadrupling · quadruples

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