quadruple

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a set of four similar things considered as a unit
• Syn:
quartet, quartette, quadruplet
• Hypernyms:
set
2. a quantity that is four times as great as another
• Derivationally related forms:
quadruplicate
• Hypernyms:
multiple

II - verb

increase fourfold (Freq. 1)
- His stock earning quadrupled
• Derivationally related forms:
quadruplicate, quadrupling
• Hypernyms:
multiply, manifold
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They quadruple their earnings this year
- Their earnings quadruple this year

III - adjective

1. having four units or components
- quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure
- quadruplex wire
• Syn:
quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-fold
• Similar to:
multiple
2. four times as great or many
- a fourfold increase in the dosage
• Syn:
fourfold, four-fold
• Similar to:
multiple

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fourfold, four-fold, quadruplicate, quadruplex, quartet, quartette, quadruplet