Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centuple

/sɛnˈtʌ.pəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tu-ple
IPA: /sɛnˈtʌ.pəl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred.

verb

To increase a hundredfold.

Intransitive verb

verb

To increase or multiply something by a hundred.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""Mechanisation, science, and technology have centupled the productive potential of human labour.""

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɛnˈtʌ.pəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

centuples (present, singular) centupling (participle, present) centupled (participle, past) centupled (past)

Derived Forms

centuply centuplet

Frequently Paired Words

centuplication

Rhymes With

pupil quadruple tuple pupal quintuple scruple sextuple duple octuple cupel souple

Questions

How do you pronounce centuple?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛnˈtʌ.pəl/.
What does centuple mean?: Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred.

How to pronounce centuple

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