- having or involving more than one part, individual, etc
- US Canadian (of a circuit) having a number of conductors in parallel
- the product of a given number or polynomial and any other one: 6 is a multiple of 2
- short for multiple store
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mul•ti•ple /ˈmʌltəpəl/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- consisting of, having, or involving several individuals, parts, etc.;
manifold:suffered multiple injuries in the car wreck.
n. [countable]
- a number that contains another, smaller number an exact number of times without a remainder:12 is a multiple of 3.
mul•ti•ple
(mul′tə pəl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.;
manifold. - Electricity
- (of circuits) arranged in parallel.
- (of a circuit or circuits) having a number of points at which connection can be made.
- [Bot.](of a fruit) collective.
n.
- [Math.]a number that contains another number an integral number of times without a remainder:12 is a multiple of 3.
- Electricitya 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.
- Late Latin multiplus manifold. See multi-, duple
- French
- 1570–80
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multiple /ˈmʌltɪpəl/ adj
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- copy
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- disseminated sclerosis
- dissociative identity disorder
- du Pré
- etalon
- furunculosis
- grapnel
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- multiple personality disorder
- multiple sclerosis
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- myelin
- oblique angle
- overtone
- Patriot
- pile up
- -ploid
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- saturated
- sclerosis
- spamming
- stroboscope
- syncarp
- synchronous motor
- -ty
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