sextuple

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See also: sextuplé

English[edit]

English numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixth
    Latinate ordinal: senary
    Adverbial: six times
    Multiplier: sixfold
    Latinate multiplier: sextuple
    Distributive: sextuply
    Group collective: half-dozen, sixsome
    Multipart collective: sextuplet, hextuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: hexad
    Greek collective prefix: hexa-
    Latinate collective prefix: sexa-
    Fractional: sixth
    Latinate fractional prefix: sextant-
    Elemental: sextuplet, hextuplet
    Greek prefix: ecto-
    Number of musicians: sextet
    Number of years: sexennium

Etymology[edit]

Formed (in imitation of quadruple) from Latin sextus (sixth): compare French sextuple.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sextuple (plural sextuples)

  1. a sixfold amount
  2. (sports, soccer) A team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season.

Translations[edit]

Adjective[edit]

sextuple (not comparable)

  1. Having six parts.
  2. Being six times as great.
  3. (music) Having six beats to the bar.

Synonyms[edit]

Verb[edit]

sextuple (third-person singular simple present sextuples, present participle sextupling, simple past and past participle sextupled)

  1. To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many).

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Number 1 2 3 4 5
Modifier single double / twofold triple / threefold quadruple / fourfold quintuple / pentuple / fivefold
Whole loner / singleton / monad pair / couple / twosome / dyad trio / threesome / triad / troika foursome / tetrad fivesome
Part only one / singlet twin / one of two / doublet triplet / one of three quadruplet / one of four quintuplet / pentuplet / one of five
Number 6 7 8 9 10
Modifier sextuple / hextuple / sixfold septuple / heptuple / sevenfold octuple / eightfold ninefold / nonuple tenfold / decuple
Whole sixsome sevensome eightsome ninesome tensome / decad
Part sextuplet / hextuplet / one of six one of seven / septuplet / heptuplet octuplet / one of eight one of nine / nonuplet one of ten / decuplet
Number 11 12 13 100 many
Modifier elevenfold / undecuple / hendecuple twelvefold / duodecuple thirteenfold / tredecuple a hundredfold / centuple multiple
Whole elevensome twelvesome thirteensome hundredsome
Part one of eleven / undecuplet / hendecuplet one of twelve / duodecuplet one of thirteen / tredecuplet one of a hundred / centuplet one of many / multiplet

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sɛk.stypl/
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Adjective[edit]

French numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6e, (now nonstandard) 6ème
    Multiplier: sextuple

sextuple (plural sextuples)

  1. sextuple
  2. (music) two hundred fifty-sixth note
    une sextuple crochea two hundred fifty-sixth note

Verb[edit]

sextuple

  1. inflection of sextupler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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