Decuple
/dɛˈkjʊp(ə)l/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
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."
Adjective
- 1 Tenfold. not-comparable
Example
More examples"The gold coin of the law of 1818 is of four denominations; the decuple of 30 ducats, the half-decuple, ..."
Etymology
From Middle English decuple, from Middle French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus (“tenfold”), from Latin decem (“ten”), and plicō (“fold”).