ninefold
/'nainfould/
Definition
- Adjective: Having nine times as many or as much; consisting of nine parts or elements.
- Adverb: By nine times; to nine times the amount or degree.
Usage
- Adjective: Used to describe something that is nine times greater in size, amount, or number, or something that has nine parts.
- Adverb: Used to describe an increase, decrease, or multiplication by a factor of nine.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The company reported a ninefold increase in profits this quarter.
- The structure is a ninefold arrangement of interconnected modules.
- Adverb:
- The population of the town has grown ninefold in the last fifty years.
- My investment has multiplied ninefold since I bought the stock.
Advanced Usage
- "to increase ninefold": to become nine times larger or more numerous.
- Demand for the product is expected to increase ninefold.
- "a ninefold rise": a rise by a factor of nine.
- The data shows a ninefold rise in online traffic.
Variants and Related Words
- Nine times: A phrase with a similar multiplicative meaning (e.g., ).
- Nonuple: (Adjective) Consisting of nine parts or things; ninefold. (This is a more technical or rare synonym).
Synonyms
- Adjective: Nonuple, nine-part.
- Adverb: By a factor of nine, nine times over.
Notes on Meaning
The word ninefold is primarily used in mathematical, statistical, financial, or descriptive contexts to indicate a precise multiplicative relationship. It is less common in everyday casual speech than the phrase "nine times."
Adjective
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having nine units or components
Adverb
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by a factor of nine
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my investment has increased ninefold
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