octuple
/'ɔktju:pl/
Definition
Adjective:
- Having eight units or components: Consisting of eight parts, elements, or members; eightfold.
Verb (transitive):
- To multiply by eight: To make eight times as great or as many.
Noun:
- A quantity eight times as great as another: An eightfold amount or number.
Usage and Examples
Adjective:
- The complex machine had an octuple arrangement of gears.
- They performed an octuple bypass surgery, a highly intricate procedure.
Verb:
- The company aims to octuple its production capacity within a decade.
- If you octuple the number two, you get sixteen.
Noun:
- The final output was an octuple of the initial input. (This usage is less common.)
Advanced Usage
- In Mathematics and Proportions: Used to describe a ratio of eight to one.
- The map was drawn at an octuple scale, showing immense detail.
Variants and Related Words
- Octuply (adverb): In an eightfold manner; by a factor of eight.
- The value increased octuply.
- Octuplet (noun): One of eight offspring born from a single pregnancy.
- The birth of octuplets was a rare medical event.
Synonyms
- Eightfold: Consisting of eight parts.
- Eight times: Multiplied by eight.
Antonyms
- Single: Consisting of one part.
- Halve: To divide into two equal parts.
Adjective
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having eight units or components
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