septuple

Multiplied by seven

Septuple means sevenfold—consisting of seven parts or multiplied by seven.

As a verb, to septuple is to increase sevenfold: The company's value septupled in five years.

The word follows the pattern of double, triple, quadruple, extending the sequence to seven.

increase

amplify

Increase in strength

magnify · quadruple · quintuple · sextuple · octuple · triple · augment · multiply · proliferate · compound

multiplication

multiply

Increase in number

calculation · mathematics · proportion · ratio · exponential · geometric · coefficient · scalar · integer · numeric

seven

heptad

Group of seven

wonders · seas · dwarfs · samurai · sabbath · chakras · horcruxes · notes · virtues · days

music

triplet

Set of three

  • quintupletOne of five simultaneous births
  • sextupletOne born with five siblings simultaneously
  • rhythmPatterned stress and silence

beat · subdivision · polyrhythm · notation · tempo · measure · syncopation · grouping

Categories
Opposites
multiplicity/numerical factor

septupleone-seventh

One divided by seven

single · halve · singular · reduce · quarter

increase vs. decrease

septupleseventh

Ordinal for seven

one-seventh · fractionate · diminish · reduce · shrink

Family

septuplet

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G