sextuple
/'sekstjupl/
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Definition
- 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
- having six units or components