WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

sextuplet

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun sextuplet has 1 sense
  1. six, 6, VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad - the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
    --1 is a kind of digit, figure

Definitions from the Web

Sextuplet

Noun

Definition: A group or set of six things or people.


Sense 1:

Usage: In music, a sextuplet refers to a group of six notes played in the time of four.

Sample Sentence: Beethoven's famous piece included a challenging passage of sextuplets that required great finger dexterity.


Sense 2:

Usage: In biology, a sextuplet refers to a set of six offspring born at one birth to the same parent.

Sample Sentence: The endangered species successfully produced a litter of sextuplets, increasing the hope for its conservation.


Adjective

Definition: Describing something that is associated with or characteristic of six items or individuals.


Example: a sextuplet puzzle


Related Products:

sextet, sextet sextette sextext sextigenarian sextile sexton sextuple sextuplet sextuplets sexual sexual abstention sexual abuse sexual activity sexual arousal sexual assault sexual climax

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus