eightfold
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having eight units or components: Consisting of eight parts, elements, or members; multiplied by eight.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The company reported an eightfold increase in profits over the last quarter.
- The complex structure is supported by an eightfold arrangement of beams.
- She folded the paper into an eightfold shape to create the origami base.
Advanced Usage
- "eightfold path": In Buddhism, this is a core principle outlining the path to the end of suffering. It consists of eight practices.
- Meditation is one aspect of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path.
- Used to describe a multiplication or increase by a factor of eight.
- The population of the town grew eightfold in fifty years.
Variants and Related Words
- Eight (n, adj): The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of seven and one.
- There are eight slices in the pizza.
- Eightfold (adv): By a factor of eight; eight times as much.
- Production capacity expanded eightfold. (Note: This adverbial use is derived from the adjective.)
Synonyms
- Octuple: Consisting of eight parts or things.
- Eight-part: Having eight parts.
Notes on Usage
- The word "eightfold" is primarily used as an adjective. Its adverbial use (e.g., "increased eightfold") is common but is considered a flat adverb, meaning it has the same form as the adjective.
- It is often used in technical, statistical, or descriptive contexts to indicate multiplicity or a complex structure with eight similar components.
Adjective
-
having eight units or components
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ đồng nghĩa
Từ tương tự
Từ chứa "eightfold"
