sextuple

(seks to̵̅o̅pəl, sekstə pəl)

adjective

  1. consisting of or including six
  2. six times as much or as many; sixfold
  3. Music having six beats to a measure

Origin: < L sextus, sixth, after quadruple

noun

an amount six times as much or as many

transitive verb, intransitive verb sextupled, sextupling

to make or become six times as much or as many; multiply by six

See sextuple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. sex·tu·pled, sex·tu·pling, sex·tu·ples
To multiply or be multiplied by six.
adjective
  1. Consisting of six parts or members.
  2. Six times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
  3. Music Having six beats to the measure.
noun
A sixfold amount or number.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin sextuplus, sixfold

Origin: : Latin sextus, sixth; see sextile

Origin: + -plus, -fold; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • sex·tuˈply adverb

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