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decupling

decupling is the present participle and gerund of decuple.

Meaning of decuple

Verb

decuple (third-person singular simple present decuples, present participle decupling, simple past and past participle decupled)

  1. To multiply by ten.
    • They were in communication as they had been, that first morning, in Sarah's salon and in her presence and Mme. de Vionnet's; and the same recognition of a great goodwill was again, after all, possible. Only the amount of response Waymarsh had then taken for granted was doubled, decupled now.1903 September 28, Henry James, The Ambassadors, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC

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Questions about decupling

What is decupling the present participle and gerund of?
Decupling is the present participle and gerund of decuple.

Words near decupling in the dictionary

  1. decuple
  2. decupled
  3. decuples
  4. decuplet
  5. decuplets
  6. decupling
  7. decuply
  8. decurdling
  9. decuria
  10. decurias
  11. decuries

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