Octuple
[ok-too-puh l, -tyoo-; ok-too-puh l, -tyoo-] /ˈɒk tʊ pəl, -tyʊ-; ɒkˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-/
adjective
1.
eightfold; eight times as great.
2.
having eight effective units or elements.
verb (used with object), octupled, octupling.
3.
to make eight times as great.
noun
4.
Rowing. a shell rowed by a crew of eight, each rower using a pair of oars.
/ˈɒktjʊpəl/
noun
1.
a quantity or number eight times as great as another
adjective
2.
eight times as much or as many
3.
consisting of eight parts
verb
4.
(transitive) to multiply by eight
adj.
“eightfold,” c.1600, from Latin octuplus “eightfgold,” from octo “eight” (see octo-) + -plus “-fold” (see plus).
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