octuple

American  

[ok-too-puhl, -tyoo-, ok-too-puhl, -tyoo-] / ˈɒk tʊ pəl, -tyʊ-, ɒkˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu- /

adjective

1. eightfold; eight times as great.

2. having eight effective units or elements.

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verb (used with object)

octupled, octupling

1. to make eight times as great.

noun

1. Rowing. a shell rowed by a crew of eight, each rower using a pair of oars.

octuple British  

/ ˈɒktjʊpəl /

noun

1. a quantity or number eight times as great as another

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adjective

1. eight times as much or as many

2. consisting of eight parts

verb

1. (tr) to multiply by eight

Etymology

Origin of octuple

1595–1605; < Latin octuplus, equivalent to octu-, variant (before labials) of octō- octo- + -plus -fold

Example Sentences

He finished the hole at 10-over par for the tournament after, mercifully, making a nine-foot putt for octuple bogey, which is now a thing.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2018

It is now expected to octuple its number of seats in the House of Commons, from six to more than 50.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2015

So that the group may be regarded as octuple.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)

To-day the Hoe octuple press can print 96,000 eight-page newspapers an hour.

From A School History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach

Above the nebula is the star σ, a multiple star. 43To an observer with a good 3½-inch glass σ appears as an octuple star.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)