decuplet

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noun

A group of ten notes played in place of four or eight.

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Meanings

noundecuplet (plural decuplets)

plural decuplets

  1. A group of ten, particularly
    1. entertainmentA group of ten notes played in place of four or eight.
    2. natural sciencesA collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
  2. One of a group of ten, particularly one of ten babies born to the same mother at one time.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From decuple (“multiply by ten”) + -et (“forming diminutives”).

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Translations

Dutch tienling
  • tienlingone of ten babies born at the same birth
Finnish kymmenikkö
  • kymmenikköone of ten babies born at the same birth
German Zehnling
  • Zehnlingone of ten babies born at the same birth
Japanese 十つ子
  • 十つ子 (totsugo)one of ten babies born at the same birth
Norwegian Bokmål tiling
  • tilingone of ten babies born at the same birth
Polish dziesięcioraczek
  • dziesięcioraczekone of ten babies born at the same birth
Romanian decimolet
  • decimolet(music) tuplet of ten notes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dectuple
Cite this entry
APA

decuplet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decuplet

MLA

“decuplet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decuplet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decuplet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decuplet.

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