||Quad*ru"ma*na (?), n. pl. [NL. See Quadrumane.] (Zoˆl.) A division of
||the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys; -- so called because
||the hind foot is usually prehensile, and the great toe opposable
||somewhat like a thumb. Formerly the Quadrumana were considered an
||order distinct from the Bimana, which last included man alone.
Quad"ru*mane (?), n. [L. quattuor four + manus a hand: cf. F.
quadrumane.] (Zoˆl.) One of the Quadrumana.
Quad*ru"ma*nous (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Having four hands; of or pertaining to
the Quadrumana.
Quad"ru*ped (?), a. [L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four + pes, pedis,
a foot: cf. F. quadrupËde. See Quadrate, and Foot.] Having four feet.
Quad"ru*ped, n. (Zoˆl.) An animal having four feet, as most mammals and
reptiles; -- often restricted to the mammals.
Quad*ru"pe*dal (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Having four feet; of or pertaining to a
quadruped.
Quad"ru*ple (?), a. [L. quadruplus, from quattuor four: cf. F.
quadruple. See Quadrate, and cf. Double.] Fourfold; as, to make
quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance.
Quadruple time (Mus.), that in which each measure is divided into four
equal parts.
Quad"ru*ple, n. [Cf. F. quadruple, L. quadruplum.] four times the sum
or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount
in damages.
Quad"ru*ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quadrupled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Quadrupling (?).] [L. quadruplare: cf. F. quadrupler.] To multiply by
four; to increase fourfold; to double; to double twice. A. Smith.
Quad"ru*ple, v. i. To be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to
become four times as much.
Quad"ru*plex (?), a. [L., from quattuor four + plicare to fold.]
Fourfold; folded or doubled twice.
Quadruplex system (Electric Telegraph), a system by which four
messages, two in each direction, may be sent simultaneously over the
wire.
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.