quadrupling

1. 1.

   increase by a factor of four

   Broadermultiplication

Other forms of quadrupling

plural

quadruplings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about quadrupling

What does quadrupling mean?

quadrupling means "increase by a factor of four".

How many syllables are in quadrupling?

quadrupling has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /kwɑˈdɹupəlɪŋ/.