multiplied

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. greatly increased as by multiplication
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Multiplied; p. pr. & vb. n. Multiplying.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr. multiplex manifold. See Multitude, Complex.]

1.To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to. [1913 Webster]

Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.— Ames.[1913 Webster]

2.(Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under Multiplication. [1913 Webster]

3.To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Multiplying gear (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.

Multiplying lens. (Opt.) See under Lens. [1913 Webster]

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