multiple
Use Multiple in a sentence
tə 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 multicellular diploid. Does it mean:
| male reproductive structure which produces gametes in ferns, mosses, fungi and algae |
| organisms having pairs of homologous chromosomes |
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World English Dictionary
multiple (ˈmʌltɪpəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Example sentences
If the cancer reaches the lungs, especially in multiple nodules too numerous to remove surgically, patients die within months.
The technology can handle multiple shadows and reflections--even reflections of reflections.
The kindle is quite inferior at the use case where you want to look at multiple things on multiple pages.
At present, the disparity is something that requires further study of multiple tyrannosaur growth series to resolve.
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