How Do You Spell DECUPLE?

Pronunciation: [dɪkˈuːpə͡l] (IPA)

Decuple is spelled with a "c" instead of a "x" due to its etymology. The word derives from the Latin "decuplus," meaning tenfold. The "c" instead of "x" reflects the letter "c" in "decem," which is Latin for ten. The IPA phonetic transcription of "decuple" is /ˈdɛkjʊpl/ where the stress is on the first syllable. The first two letters "de" followed by "-cup-" are pronounced as in "decorate" or "decline," and the last two letters "-le" are pronounced as in "able" or "ripple."

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Common Misspellings
Etymology
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DECUPLE Meaning and Definition

  1. Decuple is an adjective and verb that refers to multiplying or increasing something by ten times or tenfold. As an adjective, it specifically describes something that is ten times greater in quantity, size, or value compared to its original state or basis. For instance, if a company's profits decuple in a year, it means that the profits have increased by ten times during that specific period. Similarly, if the population of a city decuples over a decade, it implies that the city's population has multiplied by ten during that time frame.

    As a verb, decuple means to multiply or increase something by ten times. It involves the act of magnifying or enlarging a certain aspect by a factor of ten. For example, if a recipe calls for doubling an ingredient and you decide to decuple it, it means that you will multiply the ingredient by ten, resulting in ten times the original quantity. In mathematical terms, decuple can be seen as an operation of multiplication by ten.

    Overall, decuple is a term that emphasizes a significant scale of growth, expansion, or multiplication by ten. Whether used as an adjective or verb, it conveys the concept of multiplying or increasing something by ten times or tenfold.

  2. • Tenfold.
    • A number ten times repeated.
    • To make tenfold.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for DECUPLE

  • secuple
  • xecuple
  • cecuple
  • fecuple
  • recuple
  • eecuple
  • dwcuple
  • dscuple
  • ddcuple
  • drcuple
  • d4cuple
  • d3cuple
  • dexuple
  • devuple
  • defuple
  • deduple
  • decyple
  • dechple
  • decjple

Etymology of DECUPLE

The word "decuple" originates from the Latin word "decuplus", which is a combination of the Latin prefix "deca-" meaning "ten" and the suffix "-plus" meaning "fold". The word entered English in the late 15th century, referring to the multiplication of something by ten or consisting of ten parts.

Conjugate verb Decuple

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have decupled
you would have decupled
he/she/it would have decupled
we would have decupled
they would have decupled
I would have decuple
you would have decuple
he/she/it would have decuple
we would have decuple
they would have decuple

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been decupling
you would have been decupling
he/she/it would have been decupling
we would have been decupling
they would have been decupling

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would decuple
you would decuple
he/she/it would decuple
we would decuple
they would decuple

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be decupling
you would be decupling
he/she/it would be decupling
we would be decupling
they would be decupling

FUTURE

I will decuple
you will decuple
he/she/it will decuple
we will decuple
they will decuple

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be decupling
you will be decupling
he/she/it will be decupling
we will be decupling
they will be decupling

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have decupled
you will have decupled
he/she/it will have decupled
we will have decupled
they will have decupled

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been decupling
you will have been decupling
he/she/it will have been decupling
we will have been decupling
they will have been decupling

IMPERATIVE

you decuple
we let´s decuple

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to decuple

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was decupling
you were decupling
he/she/it was decupling
we were decupling
they were decupling

PAST PARTICIPLE

decupled

PAST PERFECT

I had decupled
you had decupled
he/she/it had decupled
we had decupled
they had decupled

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been decupling
you had been decupling
he/she/it had been decupling
we had been decupling
they had been decupling

PRESENT

I decuple
you decuple
he/she/it decuples
we decuple
they decuple

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am decupling
you are decupling
he/she/it is decupling
we are decupling
they are decupling

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

decupling

PRESENT PERFECT

I have decupled
you have decupled
he/she/it has decupled
we have decupled
they have decupled

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been decupling
you have been decupling
he/she/it has been decupling
we have been decupling
they have been decupling

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it decuple

SIMPLE PAST

I decupled
you decupled
he/she/it decupled
we decupled
they decupled

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