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Definition of fourfold - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
numbersconsisting of four parts
- The project was divided into a fourfold structure..
2.
quantityfour times as great or many
- The company's profits increased fourfold this year.
Adverb
increaseincreases by four times
- The population grew fourfold in ten years.
Expressions with fourfold
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measures relation between two binary variables
The fourfold point correlation revealed a strong association between the variables.
Origin of fourfold
Old English, feower (four) + feald (fold)
Terms with fourfold included in their meaning
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measurement
increase fourfold
fourfold increase
increasing four times in size or amount
multiplication
increase a quantity fourfold
four times
multiplying something by four or being in fourfold state
crystal design
point where fourfold symmetry is observed
Examples of fourfold in a sentence
She presented a fourfold argument to support her theory. The population of the city grew fourfold in a decade. Their investment returned fourfold profits over the years. Profits increased fourfold over the last quarter. The company's revenue rose fourfold in a year.
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- French:quadruple, quadruplement, ...
- German:vierfach, viermal, ...
- Italian:quadruplice, quattro volte, ...
- Spanish:cuádruple, cuatro veces, ...
- Portuguese:quádruplo, quatro vezes, ...
- Chinese:四部分的, 四倍地, ...
- Japanese:四つの部分からなる, 4倍に, ...
- Arabic:رُباعِيّ, أَرْبَعَة أَضْعَاف, ...
- Hebrew:אַרְבָּעָה חֲלָקִים, פִּי אַרְבַּע, ...
- Russian:четырехчастный, четырехкратно, ...
- Ukrainian:чотиричастинний, вчетверо, ...
- Hindi:चतुर्भागी, चार गुना, ...
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