fourfold

Definition of Fourfold in English :

1. four-fold, fourfold, quadruple

four times as great or many

Example Sentences:
'a fourfold increase in the dosage'

having four units or components

Example Sentences:
'quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure'
'quadruplex wire'

3. four times, fourfold

by a factor of four

Example Sentences:
'the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fourfold

adjective

1.

equal to or having four times as many or as much

2.

composed of four parts

adverb

3.

by or up to four times as many or as much

adjective

1.

having four parts

2.

having four times as much or as many

adverb

3.

four times as much or as many