quadruplet

quadruplet
noun Date: 1709 1. a combination of four of a kind 2. one of four offspring born at one birth 3. a group of four musical notes to be performed in the time ordinarily given to three of the same kind

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  • quadruplet — ● quadruplet nom masculin En algèbre, ensemble de quatre éléments pris dans un ordre déterminé. quadruplet [kwadʀyplɛ; kadʀyplɛ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1903; de quadruple. → Triplet. ❖ 1 Sc. Ensemble de quatre éléments. || « La réfraction double dans un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Quadruplet — Quad ru*plet, n. [From {Quadruple}.] 1. A collection or combination of four of a kind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. pl. Four children born in the same labor. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the riders… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quadruplet — (n.) one of four children at a single birth, 1787; see QUADRUPLE (Cf. quadruple). Related: Quadruplets. Musical sense is from 1873 …   Etymology dictionary

  • quadruplet — ► NOUN ▪ each of four children born at one birth …   English terms dictionary

  • quadruplet — [kwä dro͞o′plit, kwädrup′lit; kwədro͞o′plit, kwədrup′lit; kwä′drə plit] n. [dim. of QUADRUPLE] 1. any of four offspring from the same pregnancy 2. a collection or group of four, usually of one kind …   English World dictionary

  • quadruplet — UK [ˈkwɒdrʊplət] / UK [kwɒˈdruːplət] / US [ˈkwɑdrʊplət] noun [countable] Word forms quadruplet : singular quadruplet plural quadruplets a baby who is born at the same time as three other babies to the same mother …   English dictionary

  • quadruplet — kvadrupletas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. quadruplet vok. Quadruplett, n rus. квадруплет, m pranc. quadruplet, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • quadruplet — kvadrupletas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Aktyvusis katalizatoriaus centras, susidedantis iš keturių atomų. atitikmenys: angl. quadruplet rus. квадруплет …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • quadruplet — kvadrupletas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Spektro juosta, suskilusi į keturias artimas smailes ar linijas. atitikmenys: angl. quadruplet rus. квадруплет …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Quadruplet de nombres premiers — Un quadruplet de nombres premiers est un groupe de quatre nombres premiers, constitué de deux paires de nombres premiers jumeaux séparés par seulement trois nombres composés consécutifs, précisément, un multiple de 2, un multiple de 15 et un… …   Wikipédia en Français

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