| quadruped | (n) an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking |
| quadrupedal | (adj) having four feet, Syn. quadruped, four-footed, Ant. biped, bipedal |
| quadruple | (n) a quantity that is four times as great as another |
| quadruple | (v) increase fourfold, Example: His stock earning quadrupled |
| quadruple | (adj) having four units or components, Syn. fourfold, four-fold, quadruplex, quadruplicate, Example: quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure; quadruplex wire |
| quadruple | (adj) four times as great or many, Syn. fourfold, four-fold, Example: a fourfold increase in the dosage |
| quadruplet | (n) one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy, Syn. quad |
| quadruplicate | (n) any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly, Example: it was signed in quadruplicate |
| quadruplicate | (v) reproduce fourfold, Example: quadruplicate the bill |
| quadrupling | (n) increase by a factor of four |
| Quadruped | a. [ L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrupède. See Quadrate, and Foot. ] Having four feet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quadruped | n. (Zool.) An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; -- often restricted to the mammals. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quadrupedal | a. (Zool.) Having four feet; of or pertaining to a quadruped. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quadruplane | n. [ L. quadru- in comp. + E. plane. ] An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces. Contrasted with |
| Quadruple | v. i. To be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become four times as much. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quadruple | a. [ L. quadruplus, from quattuor four: cf. F. quadruple. See Quadrate, and cf. Double. ] Fourfold;
|
| Quadruple | n. [ Cf. F. quadruple, L. quadruplum. ] four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; |
| Quadruple | v. t. |
| Quadruplet | n. [ From Quadruple. ] |
| Quadruplex | a. [ L., from quattuor four + plicare to fold. ] Fourfold; folded or doubled twice. [ 1913 Webster ]
|