octuple

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See also: octuplé and óctuple

English[edit]

English numbers (edit)
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: eight
    Ordinal: eighth
    Latinate ordinal: octonary
    Adverbial: eight times
    Multiplier: eightfold
    Latinate multiplier: octuple
    Distributive: octuply
    Group collective: eightsome
    Multipart collective: octuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: octad
    Greek collective prefix: octo-, octa-
    Latinate collective prefix: octo-
    Fractional: eighth
    Latinate fractional prefix: octant-
    Elemental: octuplet
    Greek prefix: ogdo-
    Number of musicians: octet
    Number of years: octennium

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɒkˈtuː.pəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɒkˈtuː.pəl/, /ɒkˈtʌp.əl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uːpəl, -ʌpəl

Adjective[edit]

octuple (not comparable)

  1. eightfold

Noun[edit]

octuple (plural octuples)

  1. An eightfold amount or number

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

octuple (third-person singular simple present octuples, present participle octupling, simple past and past participle octupled)

  1. (intransitive) To increase eightfold.
  2. (transitive) To increase or multiply something by eight.

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Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Number 1 2 3 4 5
Modifier single double / twofold triple / threefold quadruple / fourfold quintuple / pentuple / fivefold
Whole loner / singleton / monad pair / couple / twosome / dyad trio / threesome / triad / troika foursome / tetrad fivesome
Part only one / singlet twin / one of two / doublet triplet / one of three quadruplet / one of four quintuplet / pentuplet / one of five
Number 6 7 8 9 10
Modifier sextuple / hextuple / sixfold septuple / heptuple / sevenfold octuple / eightfold ninefold / nonuple tenfold / decuple
Whole sixsome sevensome eightsome ninesome tensome / decad
Part sextuplet / hextuplet / one of six one of seven / septuplet / heptuplet octuplet / one of eight one of nine / nonuplet one of ten / decuplet
Number 11 12 13 100 many
Modifier elevenfold / undecuple / hendecuple twelvefold / duodecuple thirteenfold / tredecuple a hundredfold / centuple multiple
Whole elevensome twelvesome thirteensome hundredsome
Part one of eleven / undecuplet / hendecuplet one of twelve / duodecuplet one of thirteen / tredecuplet one of a hundred / centuplet one of many / multiplet

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

French numbers (edit)
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: huit
    Ordinal: huitième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 8e, (now nonstandard) 8ème
    Multiplier: octuple

octuple (plural octuples)

  1. octuple

Verb[edit]

octuple

  1. inflection of octupler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

octuple

  1. vocative masculine singular of octuplus