multiple

multiple
[[t]mʌ̱ltɪp(ə)l[/t]]
multiples
1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use multiple to describe things that consist of many parts, involve many people, or have many uses.

He died of multiple injuries...

The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time.

2) N-COUNT: N of n If one number is a multiple of a smaller number, it can be exactly divided by that smaller number.

Their numerical system, derived from the Babylonians, was based on multiples of the number six.

3) N-COUNT A multiple or a multiple store is a shop with a lot of branches in different towns. [BRIT]

It made it almost impossible for the smaller retailer to compete against the multiples.


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  • multiple — [ myltipl ] adj. et n. m. • 1572 math.; multiplice 1380; lat. multiplex 1 ♦ Qui n est pas simple. Qui est composé de plusieurs éléments de nature différente, ou qui se manifeste sous des formes différentes. ⇒ divers. « Ce vaste et multiple monde… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Multiple — Mul ti*ple, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. [1913 Webster] {Law of multiple proportion} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • múltiple — adjetivo 1. Que encierra complejidad, diversidad o variedad, o se compone de elementos de diferente naturaleza: actividad múltiple, aspecto múltiple. Tengo una rotura múltiple. La bomba es una trampa múltiple. 2. (en plural; antepuesto /… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Multiple — Mul ti*ple, n. (Math.) A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of times without a remainder. [1913 Webster] Note: A {common multiple} of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • multiple — I adjective abundant, aggregate, ample, assorted, composed of several elements, considerable, different, divergent, diverse, diversified, generous, innumerable, many, miscellaneous, mixed, more than one, multifarious, multifold, multiplex,… …   Law dictionary

  • múltiple — (Del b. lat. multĭplus, con la t. de doble). 1. adj. Vario, de muchas maneras, en oposición a simple. 2. muchos (ǁ abundantes). De esta novela se han hecho múltiples ediciones. ☛ V. eco múltiple, enlace múltiple, esclerosis múltiple, estrella… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • multiple — (adj.) 1640s, involving many parts, from Fr. multiple (14c.), from L.L. multiplus manifold, from L. multi many, much (see MULTI (Cf. multi )) + plus fold, (see FOLD (Cf. fold)). The noun is from 1680s, in mathematics, from the adjective. Multiple …   Etymology dictionary

  • múltiple — de muchas maneras o en muchas ocasiones; que ocurre en varias partes del cuerpo CIE 10 [véase http://www.iqb.es/patologia/multiple.htm] Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …   Diccionario médico

  • Multiple —   [ mʌltɪpl, englisch] das, s/ s, in der zeitgenössischen Kunst Bezeichnung für ein Kunstobjekt, das in mehreren Exemplaren hergestellt wurde.   Literatur:   M., bearb. v. R. Block u. a., Ausst. Kat. (1974);   Das Jh. des M., hg. v. Z. Felix,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • multiple — / multifarious [adj] diversified, miscellaneous assorted, collective, conglomerate, different, diverse, diversiform, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, legion, manifold, many, mixed, motley, multiform, multiplex, multitudinal, multitudinous, numerous …   New thesaurus

  • multiple — Multiple. adj. Terme d Arithmetique. Il se dit en parlant d un nombre qui en contient un autre plusieurs fois sans residu. Le nombre de quinze est multiple de trois & de cinq …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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