quadruplet

English

Etymology

From quadruple +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kwɒˈdɹʌplət/, /kwɑˈdɹuːplət/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /kwɑˈdɹʌplət/, /kwɑˈdɹuplət/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

quadruplet (plural quadruplets)

1. A set of four, particularly

   Coordinate terms: singlet, couplet, triplet, tetraplet, quintuplet, pentuplet, sextuplet, septuplet, octuplet, nonuplet, decuplet, centuplet, multiplet

   1. (music) A tuplet of four notes.
   2. A sequence of four elements.
3. One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
4. A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:quartet

Derived terms

• prime quadruplet

Translations

infant born as one of four

• Catalan: quadrigemin m, quadrigèmina f
• Dutch: vierling (nl) m
• Estonian: nelikud pl
• Finnish: nelonen (fi)
• French: quadruplé (fr)
• German: Vierling (de) m
• Japanese: 四つ子 (ja) (yotsugo)
• Maori: māhanga whā, huawhā
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: firling m

  Nynorsk: firling m

• Polish: czworaczek (pl) m
• Swedish: fyrling c
• Turkish: dördüz (tr)
• Welsh: pedrybled m
• Yoruba: ìbẹ́rin

sequence of four elements

• Bulgarian: четворка (bg) f (četvorka)
• Finnish: nelikko (fi)
• French: quadruplet (fr)
• Japanese: 四つ組 (よつぐみ, yotsu-gumi)

See also

Number	1	2	3	4	5
Modifier	single	double / twofold	triple / threefold	quadruple / fourfold	quintuple / pentuple / fivefold
Whole	loner / singleton / monad	pair / couple / twosome / dyad	trio / threesome / triad / troika	foursome / tetrad	fivesome
Part	only one / singlet	twin / one of two / doublet	triplet / one of three	quadruplet / one of four	quintuplet / pentuplet / one of five
Number	6	7	8	9	10
Modifier	sextuple / hextuple / sixfold	septuple / heptuple / sevenfold	octuple / eightfold	ninefold / nonuple	tenfold / decuple
Whole	sixsome	sevensome	eightsome	ninesome	tensome / decad
Part	sextuplet / hextuplet / one of six	one of seven / septuplet / heptuplet	octuplet / one of eight	one of nine / nonuplet	one of ten / decuplet
Number	11	12	13	100	many
Modifier	elevenfold / undecuple / hendecuple	twelvefold / duodecuple	thirteenfold / tredecuple	a hundredfold / centuple	multiple
Whole	elevensome	twelvesome	thirteensome	hundredsome
Part	one of eleven / undecuplet / hendecuplet	one of twelve / duodecuplet	one of thirteen / tredecuplet	one of a hundred / centuplet	one of many / multiplet

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.dʁy.plɛ/, /kwa.dʁy.plɛ/

Noun

quadruplet m (plural quadruplets)

1. quadruplet (sequence of 4 elements)

Latin

Verb

quadruplet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of quadruplō