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Definition of "septuple" []

  • Consisting of seven parts or members. (adjective)
  • Seven times as much in size, strength, number, or amount. (adjective)
  • A sevenfold amount or number. (noun)
  • To multiply or be multiplied by seven. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "septuple" in a sentence
  • "The name septuple, sometimes applied to this system, refers to the fact that the number of trees in each group-unit is seven."
  • "Searle and Vanderveken suggest, in light of these seven characteristics, that each illocutionary force may be defined as a septuple of values, each of which is a “setting” of a value within one of the seven characteristics."
  • "Oh, aye, it's going to get septuple BUTT ugly once the pardon pen can no longer protect anyone."