quadruplet

English

Etymology

From quadruple +‎ -et.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kwɒˈdɹʌplət/, /kwɑˈdɹuːplət/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /kwɑˈdɹʌplət/, /kwɑˈdɹuplət/
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Noun

quadruplet (plural quadruplets)

  1. A set of four, particularly
    Coordinate terms: singlet, couplet, triplet, tetraplet, quintuplet, pentuplet, sextuplet, septuplet, octuplet, nonuplet, decuplet, centuplet, multiplet
    1. (music) A tuplet of four notes.
    2. A sequence of four elements.
  2. One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
  3. A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • prime quadruplet

Translations

See also
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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.dʁy.plɛ/, /kwa.dʁy.plɛ/

Noun

quadruplet m (plural quadruplets)

  1. quadruplet (sequence of 4 elements)

Latin

Verb

quadruplet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of quadruplō
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