Quintuple Definition

kwĭn-to͝opəl, -tyo͝o-, -tŭpəl, kwĭntə-pəl
quintupled, quintuples, quintupling
adjective
Consisting of or including five.
Webster's New World
Five times as much or as many; fivefold.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
quintuples
An amount five times as much or as many.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
quintupled, quintupling
To multiply or be multiplied by five.
American Heritage
To make or become five times as much or as many; multiply by five.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Quintuple

Noun

Singular:
quintuple
Plural:
quintuples

Origin of Quintuple

  • French from Old French Latin quīntus fifth penkwe in Indo-European roots -ple -fold (from Latin -plus pel-2 in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French quintuple.

    From Wiktionary

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