QUADRUPLE

• (noun) a quantity that is four times as great as another

• (noun) a set of four similar things considered as a unit

  synonyms : quadruplet , quartet , quartette

• (verb) increase fourfold

  "His stock earning quadrupled"

• (adj.) four times as great or many

  "a fourfold increase in the dosage"

  synonyms : four-fold , fourfold

• (adj.) having four units or components

  "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure", "quadruplex wire"

  synonyms : four-fold , fourfold , quadruplex , quadruplicate

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