fourfold
fourfold
Definition
four·fold (fôr′fōld′)
adjective
- having four parts
- having four times as much or as many
adverb
four times as much or as many
fourfold
Synonyms
fourfold
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- increase: The last twelve months has witnessed a fourfold increase in the number of visitors to the site each month.
- system: The fifth jhåna of the fivefold system is the same as the fourth jhåna of the fourfold system.
- axis: Standard orientation: fourfold axis along Z, another fourfold axis along X. 532 Point group is 532.
- division: Mark 12:30 for a fourfold division and 1 Cor.
- rise: Increases in numbers of older people is projected to lead to a fourfold rise in patients needing care by 2050.
- pattern: Several stories of rescue by the emergency services, all with the same basic fourfold pattern.
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