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quad·rup·let

(kwŏ-drŭp′lĭt, -dro͞o′plĭt, kwŏd′rə-plĭt)

1. One of four offspring born in a single birth.

2. A group or combination of four associated by common properties or behavior.

3. Music A group of four notes having the time value of three notes of the same kind.

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quadruplet

(ˈkwɒdrʊplɪt; kwɒˈdruːplɪt)

1. one of four offspring born at one birth. Often shortened to: quad

2. a group or set of four similar things

3. (Music, other) music a group of four notes to be played in a time value of three

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quad•ru•plet

(kwɒˈdrʌp lɪt, -ˈdru plɪt, ˈkwɒd rʊ plɪt)

n.

1. any group or combination of four.

2. quadruplets, four children or offspring born of one pregnancy.

3. one of four such children or offspring.

4. Music. a group of four notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for three.

[1780–90; on the model of triplet]

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Noun	1.	quadruplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one IV, Little Joe, quartet, quatern, 4, four, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad, foursome, quaternary digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	quadruplet - one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy quad sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister
	3.	quadruplet - a set of four similar things considered as a unit quadruple, quartette, quartet set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"

Translations

أرْبَعَة توائِم

čtyřče

firling

Vierling

négyes ikrek

fjórburi

vienas iš ketvertuko

četrītis

firling

štvorča

dördüzlerden her biri

四胞胎中之一

quadruplet

[kwɒˈdruːplɪt] N → cuatrillizo/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quadruplet

[ˈkwɒdrʊplɪt kwɒˈdruːplɪt] n → quadruplé(e) m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quadruplet

n (= child) → Vierling m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quadruplet

[kwɒˈdruːplɪt] n → uno/a di quattro gemelli

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

quadruplet

(kwoˈdruːplit) noun

(abbreviation quad (kwod) ) one of four children born at the same time to one mother.

quad·rup·let

a. cuádruple, cada uno de los cuatro hijos nacidos en un parto múltiple.

quadruplet

n cuatrillizo -za mf

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The MG3690C Series generates doublet, triplet, and quadruplet pulses with independent control of spacing and pulse width.

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The latter offered the prospect of a quadruplet when I found that LAID was a Scottish and North English form of LOAD, but alas the OED notes it only as a noun, not a verb.

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The researchers propose a march-based algorithm for location and diagnosis of unlinked static faults, a quadruplet checkerboard test pattern for MRAM write error categorization, circuit designs for efficient data access in 3D graphics applications, and a new 1T-DRAM cell with enhanced floating body effect.