quintupliˈcation rare.
[noun of action to *quintuplicate vb.: cf. prec.]
1. The action of multiplying by five.
| 1674 S. Jeake Arith. (1696) 24 To multiply by 5, called Quintuplication, adjoyn a Cypher..and take the half thereof. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 119 The perceptible are evolved out of the imperceptible elements by the process of quintuplication. |
2. Civil and Canon Law. A reply on behalf of the pursuer to the defendant's quadruplication.
| 1860 Motley Netherl. xviii. II. (1869) 376 Lord Henry's harmless thunder was answered..by a ‘Quintuplication’. |