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Fourfold Common

Fourfold has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Noun
1

An algebraic variety of degree 4.

Verb
1

to increase to four times as much; to multiply by four

Adjective
1

four times as great or many

"a fourfold increase in the dosage"

2

having four units or components

"quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"

"quadruplex wire"

3

Four times as great; quadruple.

Adverb
1

by a factor of four

"the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years"

2

by a factor of four

Example Sentences
"a fourfold increase in the dosage" adjective
"quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure" adjective
"quadruplex wire" adjective
"the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years" adverb
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