quintuplex

Synonym of quintuple in its various senses.

This was entered 1 ♅. iii., in November, 1776, and had the honour of being the object to which the grand forty-foot reflector was first directed, in February, 1787, under the designation of “quadruple.” As a trapezium it was gazed at, measured, and delineated, for upwards of fifty years, when Σ. announced it “quintuplex,” by the addition of the little star E.

The use of those scientific duplex, quadruplex, and even quintuplex systems could then safely be brought into general use, and this would render possible much cheaper telegraphy.

Synonym of quintuplet: A collection of 5 things.

Indeed, physiologically considered, the liver is the great original duplex, while anatomically, it is the enigmatical quintuplex; for it has five lobes, five vessels, five ligaments, five fissures, and, singularlly^([sic]) enough, five letters spells its name.

The last-mentioned, the smallest, a girl, was the first-born of the quintuplex and is the one that has survived.

Synonym of fiveplex: A building divided into 5 residences or businesses.

Clemson Homes has 32 duplexes with two- and three-bedroom units, four quadruplexes and four quintuplexes, providing a total of 100 apartments.

Between 1900 and 1930, thousands of these duplexes, triplexes, quadruplexes, and quintuplexes were built along Montréal’s straight streets.