Quadruplet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quadruplet \Quad"ru*plet\, n. [From {Quadruple}.]
     1. A collection or combination of four of a kind.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. pl. Four children born in the same labor.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


  
     3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the
        riders can assist in the propulsion.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quadruplet
       n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four},
             {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary},
             {quaternity}, {quartet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
       2: one of four children born at the same time from the same
          pregnancy [syn: {quad}]
       3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quartet},
           {quartette}]