quadruplet

From quadruple +‎ -et.

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

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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.

• See Thesaurus:quartet

• prime quadruplet

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

quadruplet m (plural quadruplets)

1. quadruplet (sequence of 4 elements)

quadruplet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of quadruplō