adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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adj
Meaning 1
Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Containing eight parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
2003, Richard Morris, The Last Sorcerers, page 213, The scheme, which Gell-Mann called the eightfold way, grouped mesons and baryons into families.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adv
Meaning 3
By a factor of eight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having eight units or components
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: octuple, eight-fold
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English eahtafeald. Equivalent to eight + -fold.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Estonian:
kaheksakordne
— eight times as much
Finnish:
kahdeksankertainen
— eight times as much
Greek:
οκταπλός
(oktaplós)
— eight times as much
Greek:
οχταπλός
(ochtaplós)
— eight times as much
Hungarian:
nyolcszor akkora, nyolcszor annyi
— eight times as much
Hungarian:
nyolcszoros
— eight times as much
Russian:
восьмикра́тный
(vosʹmikrátnyj)
— eight times as much
Telugu:
ఎనిమిదింతలు
(enimidintalu)
— eight times as much
Estonian:
kaheksaosaline
— containing eight parts
Finnish:
kahdeksanosainen
— containing eight parts
Hungarian:
nyolcrészes
— containing eight parts
Hungarian:
nyolcas
— containing eight parts
Hungarian:
nyolcrétű
— containing eight parts
Russian:
восьмерно́й
(vosʹmernój)
— containing eight parts
Russian:
восьмери́чный
(vosʹmeríčnyj)
— containing eight parts
Tocharian B:
oktatse
— containing eight parts
Dutch:
achtvoudig
— by a factor of eight
Estonian:
kaheksakordselt
— by a factor of eight
Finnish:
kahdeksankertaisesti
— by a factor of eight