- sextuple
- , sextupleta group of 6 items, especially 6 identical items; the word sextuplet is also used for one member of the group.
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sextuple — [ sɛkstypl ] adj. et n. m. • 1450; bas lat. sextuplus ♦ Qui est répété six fois, qui vaut six fois (la quantité désignée). N. m. Douze est le sextuple de deux. ♢ Formé de six choses semblables. « Ses mamelles sont sextuples, à la façon égyptienne … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sextuple — Sex tu*ple, a. [Formed (in imitation of quadruple) fr. L. sextus sixth: cf. F. sextuple.] 1. Six times as much; sixfold. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Divisible by six; having six beats; as, sixtuple measure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sextuplé — sextuplé, ée (sèk stu plé, plée) part. passé de sextupler … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
sextuple — ► ADJECTIVE 1) consisting of six parts or elements. 2) six times as much or as many. ORIGIN Latin sextuplus, from sex six … English terms dictionary
sextuple — [seks to͞o′pəl, seks′tə pəl] adj. [< L sextus, SIXTH, after QUADRUPLE] 1. consisting of or including six 2. six times as much or as many; sixfold 3. Music having six beats to a measure n. an amount six times as much or as many vt., vi … English World dictionary
sextuple — (sèk stu pl ) adj. 1° Qui vaut six fois autant. Douze est sextuple de deux. 2° S. m. Nombre sextuple. Le sextuple de deux est douze. HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • Ilz seront le sextuple du second, EST. DE LA ROCHE Arismetique, f° 63. ÉTYMOLOGIE… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
sextuple — I. adjective Etymology: probably from Medieval Latin sextuplus, from Latin sextus sixth + plus multiplied by; akin to Latin plex plex more at fold Date: 1626 1. having six units or members 2. being six times as great or as many 3. marked by six… … New Collegiate Dictionary
SEXTUPLE — adj. des deux genres Qui vaut six fois autant. Douze est sextuple de deux. Il s emploie aussi comme substantif masculin. Le sextuple de deux est douze … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
SEXTUPLE — adj. des deux genres Qui vaut six fois une quantité donnée. Douze est sextuple de deux. Il s’emploie aussi comme nom masculin. Le sextuple de deux est douze … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
sextuple — /seks tooh peuhl, tyooh , tup euhl, seks too peuhl, tyoo /, adj., v., sextupled, sextupling. adj. 1. consisting of six parts; sexpartite. 2. six times as great or as many. 3. Music. characterized by six beats or pulses to the measure: sextuple… … Universalium
sextuple — sex•tu•ple [[t]sɛksˈtu pəl, ˈtyu , ˈtʌp əl, ˈsɛks tʊ pəl, tyʊ [/t]] adj. v. pled, pling 1) consisting of six parts 2) six times as great or as many 3) mad mus characterized by six beats or pulses to the measure: sextuple rhythm[/ex] 4) to make or … From formal English to slang
