Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having six units or components: Consisting of six parts, elements, or members; sixfold.

Usage

• The word "sextuple" is used to describe something that is six times as great or as many, or that is composed of six identical or similar parts. It is a precise, often technical term.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The company reported a sextuple increase in profits over the last quarter.
  • The complex molecule has a sextuple bond, a rare occurrence in chemistry.
  • They achieved a sextuple victory, winning all six categories in the competition.

Advanced Usage

• In Mathematics and Science: Used to describe a quantity multiplied by six or a structure with six components.
  • The data was organized into sextuple columns for analysis.
• In Sports and Competitions: Used to denote winning six titles or achieving six related successes.
  • The athlete's goal was a sextuple crown, a feat never before accomplished.

Variants and Related Words

• Sextuplet (noun): One of six offspring born at a single birth; a group of six identical or similar things.
  • The famous sextuplets celebrated their birthday.
• Sextuply (adverb): In a sextuple manner; six times over.
  • The investment grew sextuply in a decade.

Synonyms

• Sixfold: Consisting of six parts or being six times as much.
• Hexamerous (technical/biological): Having parts in sets of six.

Word Formation Notes

• "Sextuple" is formed from the Latin root "sex-" (meaning six) and the suffix "-tuple" (indicating a number of parts). It follows the same pattern as "double" (two), "triple" (three), "quadruple" (four), and "quintuple" (five).

Adjective

1. having six units or components