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adjective
1.
consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold.
2.
Electricity.
a.
(of circuits) arranged in parallel.
b.
(of a circuit or circuits) having a number of points at which connection can be made.
3.
Botany. (of a fruit) collective.
noun
4.
Mathematics. a number that contains another number an integral number of times without a remainder: 12 is a multiple of 3.
5.
Electricity. a group of terminals arranged to make a circuit or group of circuits accessible at a number of points at any one of which connection can be made.
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Multiple
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Link To Multiple
Example Sentences
- Researchers have identified two types of white blood cells that are thought to cause multiple sclerosis by attacking nerve tissue.
- If you have any advice or steps to install multiple operating systems, please feel free to include them below.
- It's been said that menudo cures the aftereffects of those multiple champagne toasts.
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World English Dictionary
| multiple (ˈmʌltɪpəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having or involving more than one part, individual, etc: he had multiple injuries |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) electronics (of a circuit) having a number of conductors in parallel |
| —n | |
| 3. | the product of a given number or polynomial and any other one: 6 is a multiple of 2 |
| 4. | telephony an electrical circuit accessible at a number of points to any one of which a connection can be made |
| 5. | short for multiple store |
| [C17: via French from Late Latin multiplus, from Latin | |
| 'multiply | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
multiple
1640s, from Fr. multiple, from L.L. multiplus "manifold," from L. multi- "many, much" + -plus "fold," from base of plicare "to fold, twist;" see ply (v.)). Multiple exposure first recorded 1923.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
multiple  (mŭl'tə-pəl) Pronunciation Key
A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder. For example, 4, 10, and 32 are multiples of 2. |
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