any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly
<noun.artifact> it was signed in quadruplicate [ verb ]
reproduce fourfold
<verb.creation> quadruplicate the bill [ adj ]
having four units or components
<adj.all> quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure quadruplex wire
Quadruplicate \Quad*ru"pli*cate\, a. [L. quadruplicatus, p. p.] 1. Fourfold; doubled twice; four times repeated; as, a quadruplicate ratio, or a quadruplicate proportion.
2. (Math.) Raised to the fourth power. [R.]
Quadruplicate \Quad*ru"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quadruplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quadruplicating}.] [L. quadruplicatus, p. p. of quadruplicare, fr. quadruple? fourfold. See {Quadruplex}.] To make fourfold; to double twice; to quadruple.