v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quadruplicated p. pr. & vb. n. Quadruplicating. ] [ L. quadruplicatus, p. p. of quadruplicare, fr. quadruple&unr_; fourfold. See Quadruplex. ] To make fourfold; to double twice; to quadruple. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. quadruplicatus, p. p. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. Fourfold; doubled twice; four times repeated; as, a quadruplicate ratio, or a quadruplicate proportion. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Math.) Raised to the fourth power. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. quadruplicatio: cf. F. quadruplication. ] The act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple sum or amount. [ 1913 Webster ]