four-fold

Multiplied by four

Fourfold means multiplied by four or consisting of four parts.

As an adverb, it describes something increasing four times over: Profits increased fourfold.

As an adjective, it describes something with four components or four times the magnitude: a fourfold rise in cases, a fourfold purpose.

Also spelled four-fold.

quaternary

tetrad

Group of four units

quadrilateral · tetrahedron · quadruplet · tetralogy · foursquare · quatrefoil · quadripartite · quadrennial · quadrature

multiplication

quadruple

Multiplied by four

multiply · increase · quarter · percentage · ratio · double · triple · exponential · compound · scalar

unfolding

unfold

Spread open from closed

origami · leaflet · brochure · pamphlet · panel · section · layer · partition · segment · compartment

Opposites
multiplication factor

four-foldsingle

One in number

unchanged · doubled · two-fold · tripled · one-to-one

direction of change

four-foldquartered

Divided into four sections

one-quarter · diminished · fractional · shrunk · halved

Family

fourfold

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G