QUADRUPLICATE
Quad*ru"pli*cate, a. Etym: [L. quadruplicatus, p. p.]
1. Fourfold; doubled twice; four times repeated; as, a quadruplicate ratio, or a quadruplicate proportion.
2. (Math.)
Defn: Raised to the fourth power. [R.]
QUADRUPLICATION Quad`ru*pli*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. quadruplicatio: cf. F. quadruplication.]
Defn: The act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple sum or amount.
QUADRUPLY
Quad"ru*ply, adv.
Defn: To a fourfold quantity; so as to be, or cause to be, quadruple; as, to be quadruply recompensed.
QUAERE
Quæ"re, v. imperative. Etym: [L., imperative of quaerere to seek.]
Defn: Inquire; question; see; — used to signify doubt or to suggest investigation.