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mul·ti·ple
(mŭl′tə-pəl)adj.
Having, relating to, or consisting of more than one individual, element, part, or other component; manifold.
n.
A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder: 4, 6, and 12 are multiples of 2.
[French, from Old French, from Late Latin multiplum, a multiple : Latin multi-, multi- + Latin -plus, -fold; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
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multiple
(ˈmʌltɪpəl)adj
1. having or involving more than one part, individual, etc: he had multiple injuries.
2. (Electronics) electronics US and Canadian (of a circuit) having a number of conductors in parallel
n
3. (Mathematics) the product of a given number or polynomial and any other one: 6 is a multiple of 2.
4. (Telecommunications) telephony an electrical circuit accessible at a number of points to any one of which a connection can be made
5. (Commerce) short for multiple store
[C17: via French from Late Latin multiplus, from Latin multiplex]
ˈmultiply adv
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mul•ti•ple
(ˈmʌl tə pəl)adj.
1. consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold.
2. Elect.
n. a. (of circuits) arranged in parallel.
b. (of a circuit or circuits) having a number of points at which connection can be made.
3. a number that contains another number an integral number of times without a remainder: 12 is a multiple of 3.
[1570–80; < French < Late Latin multiplus manifold]
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mul·ti·ple
(mŭl′tə-pəl) 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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| Noun | 1. | multiple - the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9" mathematical product, product - a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6" double - a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18" triple - a quantity that is three times as great as another quadruple - a quantity that is four times as great as another lcm, least common multiple, lowest common multiple - the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36" |
| Adj. | 1. | multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" single - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness" |
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multiple
adjective many, several, various, numerous, collective, sundry, manifold, multitudinous He died in hospital of multiple injuries.
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multiple
[ˈmʌltɪpl]A. ADJ → múltiple
he died of multiple injuries → murió tras sufrir heridas múltiples
multiple accident (Aut) → colisión f múltiple or en cadena
multiple birth → parto m múltiple
he died of multiple injuries → murió tras sufrir heridas múltiples
multiple accident (Aut) → colisión f múltiple or en cadena
multiple birth → parto m múltiple
B. N
2. (= shop) (also multiple store) → (sucursal f de una cadena de) grandes almacenes mpl
C. CPD multiple choice question N → pregunta f de elección múltiple, pregunta f tipo test
multiple choice test N → examen m de elección múltiple, examen m tipo test
multiple ownership N → multipropiedad f
multiple personality (disorder) N (Psych) → personalidad f múltiple
multiple sclerosis N → esclerosis f múltiple
multiple store N → (sucursal f de una cadena de) grandes almacenes mpl
multiple choice test N → examen m de elección múltiple, examen m tipo test
multiple ownership N → multipropiedad f
multiple personality (disorder) N (Psych) → personalidad f múltiple
multiple sclerosis N → esclerosis f múltiple
multiple store N → (sucursal f de una cadena de) grandes almacenes mpl
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
multiple
(ˈmaltipl) adjective1. having, or affecting, many parts. She suffered multiple injuries when she fell out of the window.múltiple
2. involving many things of the same sort. Fifteen vehicles were involved in the multiple crash on the motorway.múltiple
noun a number that contains another number an exact number of times. 65 is a multiple of 5.múltiplo
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mul·ti·ple
a. múltiple, más de uno;
___ family therapy → terapia familiar ___;
___ organ failure → fallo ___ de órganos;
___ personality → personalidad ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
multiple
adj múltipleEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.