hundredfold
[
huhn
-drid-fohld]
/ˈhʌn drɪdˌfoʊld/
adjective
1.
a hundred times as great or as much.
2.
comprising a hundred parts or members.
adverb
3.
in a hundredfold measure.
Origin
1125-75;
Middle English
hundredfald.
See
hundred
,
-fold
Examples from the web for
hundredfold
The beak exhibited an overall stiffness gradient that differs a
hundredfold
from beak tip to base.
During the day the liver manufactures relatively low levels of the protein, but at night it ramps up its production a
hundredfold
.
According to the computer model, this design could increase wind farm efficiency a
hundredfold
.
Relative to drugs, these are bulky and low value, and neither face anything remotely corresponding to a
hundredfold
mark-up.
Take cocaine: the mark-up between coca field and consumer is more than a
hundredfold
.
My appreciation for his music and talents was reinforced and increased a
hundredfold
after that experience.
Even if there's a germ of truth in it, it's exaggerated a
hundredfold
.
But there are two areas of modest funding that would pay back to the nation-and government revenues-many
hundredfold
.
It seems unlikely that his profits increased two-
hundredfold
in a single year.
Word Origin and History for
hundredfold
c.1200, from
hundred
+
-fold
.