Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sedecuple

/ˌsiːdɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sede-cu-ple
IPA: /ˌsiːdɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

adj

verb

To increase by a factor of sixteen.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If for duple we had ſubſtituted triple, quadruple, quintuple, &c. the action would have come out noncuple, ſedecuple, 25ple."
"As an example, let us take a ratio which is two-thirds of a quadruple. Since 2 is the numerator, we shall have one-third of a quadruple ratio squared, namely a sedecuple ratio."
"Gozzini and Iannuzzi (1960) proposed the use of sixteen microwave spectrometer systems connected in parallel and fed by the same source. It is interesting to note that this sedecuple arrangement did not burgeon forth from an opulent American laboratory."

Etymology

First attested in 1744–1749; from the Latin sēdecuplus (“sixteenfold”); compare decuple.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌsiːdɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sexdecuple (alternative) sedecuples (present, singular) sedecupling (participle, present) sedecupled (participle, past) sedecupled (past)

Frequently Paired Words

quindecuple septemdecuple

Questions

How do you pronounce sedecuple?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsiːdɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/.
What does sedecuple mean?: Sixteenfold.
Where does sedecuple come from?: First attested in 1744–1749; from the Latin sēdecuplus (“sixteenfold”); compare decuple.

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