decuple

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12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/dɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/(UK)
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/dɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/(UK) · /dɛˈkjʊp(ə)l/(US)

Definition of decuple

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Tenfold.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Tenfold.

noun

  1. An amount multiplied by ten.
    “The gold coin of the law of 1818 is of four denominations; the decuple of 30 ducats, the half-decuple, ...”

verb

  1. To multiply by ten.
    “They were in communication as they had been, that first morning, in Sarah's salon and in her presence and Mme. de Vionnet's; and the same recognition of a great goodwill was again, after all, possible. Only the amount of response Waymarsh had then taken for granted was doubled, decupled now.”
    ““This assistance method makes it possible to at least double—and in some cases decuple—the life of the tool, or to boost productivity,” says Alain Cornier, head of ENSAM’s production, research, and development department.”
    “The multiplications on this fragment show four of the basic techniques used by the Egyptian scribe in performing calculations: doubling, halving, decupling, and "taking two-thirds".”
    “The hefty price tag has more than decupled since he originally purchased the estate back in 2009.”
    “The global rate of eustatic sea-level rise has already decupled since the 1990s to an average of 3 mm a year, but reaching as much as 10mm in the Pacific Ocean; Asia-Pacific is home to 60% of the world’s population.”

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Etymology

From Middle English decuple, from Middle French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus (“tenfold”), from Latin decem (“ten”), and plicō (“fold”).

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