1. consisting of nine parts or elements; ninefold
Usage: formal; mathematical

1. a set or group of nine things
Usage: formal; mathematical

1. to multiply by nine; to make nine times as much
Usage: formal; mathematical

Examples

• The nonuple alliance included nine different nations.
• A nonuple birth would involve nine babies born at once.
• The mathematician studied the properties of nonuple sequences.
• The recipe called for a nonuple portion of spices.
• The company’s profits nonupled over the decade.
• She arranged the items in a nonuple pattern.