multiple1 adjectivemultiple2 noun
multiplemul‧ti‧ple1 /ˈmʌltəpəl/ ●●○ adjective [only before noun] 
WORD ORIGINmultiple1
Origin:
1600-1700 French, Latin multiplex; ➔ MULTIPLEXEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He underwent surgery for multiple gunshot wounds.
- Lauda was pulled from his blazing car with multiple burns.
- Nakamura received multiple job offers.
- She suffered multiple injuries after jumping out of a fifth floor window.
- Applications here focus on using gigabit networks to combine the processing power of multiple supercomputers for climate and chemical reaction modeling.
- During this period annual elections brought multiple shifts in power resulting in thirty-one city managers for the thirty-five years following 1914.
- In assembling complexity, the bounty of increasing returns is won by multiple tries over time-a process anyone would call growth.
- The issuance of multiple copies was thus intended to assure that the consignee received at least one.
- The student company makes a brave effort at tackling the multiple roles.
- The use of multiple logistic regression allowed the selection of the most useful clinical signs which are predictive of hypoxaemia.
- Two women with multiple sclerosis, including a 51-year-old Oceanside resident, were found dead in Detroit-area hotels yesterday.
- We regret that we are unable to answer multiple queries that do not comply with these instructions.
Longman Language Activatora large number of things or people
· I was surprised so few people were at the concert - I thought there'd be a lot there.a lot of · A lot of tourists visit Venice in the summer.· John has lived in a lot of different places.a lot more/fewer/less · I'm sure she has a lot more problems than I have.quite a lot · There were quite a lot of words that I couldn't understand.a whole lot/an awful lot · An awful lot of his customers are unhappy with his work.
informal a lot of people or things: · "Have you gotten any responses to your ad?" "Yeah - lots."lots of: · I've invited lots of people.· She asked lots of questions during the interview.lots and lots of: · They've planted lots and lots of flowers in the back yard.lots more/fewer/less: · We get lots more people in the bar on Fridays.
use this especially in questions and negative sentences. Many is also used in positive sentences in written English and in formal spoken English.: many questions/people/cars/thoughts etc: · Did you get many Christmas cards this year?· I don't know many people here, do you?not many: · Not many people survived the crash.so many: · There were so many people at the party, I never even saw Will.too many: · They've got too many rules for me to remember them all.many of (=many among a large number of people or things): · Many of the paintings burned, but the most valuable ones were saved.for many years: · She worked as a reporter with CBS news for many years.in many ways/places/cases etc: · There will be rain in many parts of the country tonight.many more/fewer/less: · We've had many fewer complaints since Doug took over the department.the many: · The report hardly mentions the many patients who have benefited from the treatment.a good many: · A good many scientists were opposed to the use of the bomb.many a person/place/thing: · I've spent many a happy morning fishing from this spot.
a lot of a particular type of person or thing - used especially in newspapers and official reports: · Police seized a large number of weapons.· Large numbers of demonstrators were arrested during today's protest march.
also loads especially British, /masses British informal a lot of people or things: · "How many strawberries did you pick?" "Masses!"tons of: · You can borrow one of my books if you want - I have tons of them.· The beach was really crowded - there were loads of people from all over Europe.loads and loads/tons and tons etc: · There were loads and loads of empty seats at the game - I was kind of surprised.
American informal a lot of people or things: · "Do you have any markers I could borrow?" "I've got a bunch - what colors do you need?"a bunch of: · Rita finally showed up with a bunch of her friends.· I went to a bunch of different stores but I couldn't find a coat I liked.a whole bunch: · A whole bunch of us are going to the beach - you want to come along?
a large number of people, things etc but not usually more than a hundred: · At least five people died and dozens more were injured in a gas explosion just outside Paris.dozens of: · Since we put the advertisement in the paper we've had dozens of phone calls.· Baldwin was the author of six novels, four plays and dozens of essays and poems.dozens and dozens: · The women see dozens and dozens of movies a year.
formal many: · The same problem has occurred before on numerous occasions.· Numerous books and movies have dealt with the issue of wife abuse.too numerous to list/mention/name etc (=so many that you cannot say all of them): · I want to thank all the people, too numerous to mention, who've helped me win this election.
a large number of things or people, especially when this is impressive or surprising: · AIDS can indirectly result in a host of other illnesses.· Since he was elected, the president has been faced with a host of difficult problems.a whole host of: · Their newest compact model has a whole host of exciting new features.
a fairly large number of people, things etc: · He's been working at the company for quite a few years.· There have been quite a few accidents on this stretch of road.· "How many people are coming to the party?" "Oh, quite a few."quite a few of: · She knows quite a few of the people who work at the hospital.
especially American a large number of ideas, opinions, suggestions etc: · The President has a raft of new proposals for dealing with inner city decay.a whole raft of: · By the end of the meeting we had a whole raft of new ideas for expansion.
: multi-coloured/multi-national/multi-storey/multi-racial/multi-purpose/multi-million dollar etc having or involving many colours, countries etc: · My new office is in a multi-storey building.· The company is a multi-national corporation, which has branches all over the world.· Russia has moved from a one-party dictatorship to a multi-party system of government.
: multiple injuries/wounds/burns/fractures in many parts of the body: · She suffered multiple injuries after jumping out of a fifth floor window.· Lauda was pulled from his blazing car with multiple burns.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
single occupancy room rates
many, or involving many things, people, events etc: (=when a woman has two or more babies at the same time)· The chance of a multiple birth is about 1 in 100 for the average woman.
(=large number of injuries at the same time)· She had multiple injuries and a fractured skull.
single occupancy room rates (=where you are given a set of possible answers)
(=in which each question has a list of answers to choose from)· There is some debate about whether multiple-choice tests are a good way of assessing student’s knowledge.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Finger-printing will be introduced for asylum applicants, to prevent multiple applications and fraudulent benefit claims.· All forms are being checked by Price Waterhouse computer systems to weed out illegal multiple applications.
· We knew there was a chance of a multiple birth but nothing can prepare you for something like that.· While multiple births have increased in recent years because of the success of fertility drugs, sextuplets still are rare.· And it would have shown on the certificate, the time of birth - it's only done for multiple births.· But those clinics that continue to record a high multiple birth rate will find their records investigated.· Store bosses decided to award the bonus to delighted Teresa Elliott and hubby Steve after learning about the multiple birth.
· There are two basic possibilities for questions, multiple choice or supply type.· The 777 is quieter, has user-friendly storage bins and a sophisticated entertainment system with multiple choices.· Answers to multiple choice test on Part 3 Trainees should obtain nine points or more before moving on to Goal 4.· These should be worked through in order before attempting the multiple choice questionnaire on Part 4.· These would culminate in the sitting of a multiple choice paper.· It is important that you work through these in the order given before attempting the multiple choice questionnaire on Part 3.
· Surviving examples of his newsletters show that they were often produced in multiple copies, with additions or subtractions as appropriate.· The issuance of multiple copies was thus intended to assure that the consignee received at least one.· Also, decisions on the purchase of multiple copies are rarely required in the case of research material.· Companies can purchase multiple copies of popular packages at greatly reduced prices.· It now became easier to send multiple copies of papers to colleagues rather than sending a file on the circuit of an institution.· We have standing orders for multiple copies of both publications, as follows: 1.· Both photocopiers have been set for multiple copies, and both have run out of paper.· Several poses could be produced on a single negative so that the process was speeded up and multiple copies were easily available.
· The Tyrone man, a member of Belfast's gay community, died from multiple injuries and stab wounds.· His body, with multiple injuries, was found on a railway line two days later.· All three occupants suffered multiple injuries and were certified dead at the crash site by a medical practitioner.· The hospital admitted 35 people, four of whom had serious injuries - including one man with multiple injuries.· Mrs Pollock died in hospital the next day from multiple injuries.· She had been beaten and strangled and died from multiple injuries and asphyxia.· A postmortem found both women died from multiple injuries caused by a machete.
· The increase in multiple myeloma was reported by the health authority and is being investigated. 3.· In reviewing reports on amyloidosis patients with intestinal pseudo-obstruction, the patients with multiple myeloma tend to have extensive smooth muscle infiltration.· All the patients had multiple myeloma which affects bone marrow.
· The terraced house in Station Road, Darlington, is already in multiple occupancy and retrospective planning permission had been applied for.· Top left: A series can be colour coded to represent an ageing process, thus revealing multiple occupancy.· The price of single occupancy is frequently higher than for multiple occupancy of bedrooms and should be checked when booking.
· The collective community charge applies to some houses in multiple occupation, some lodging houses and some hostels.· When adjacency and multiple occupation are permitted, the figure becomes extrovert, expansionist.· For the housing organisation is now stringently enforcing multiple occupation rules which up until recently were largely ignored.· Some few still showed the tell-tale signs of multiple occupation, dishevelled lawns, peeling paint and drawn secretive curtains.
· On one end is daydreaming, on the other, multiple personality.· He pulls the old multiple personality excuse.· Austin would apparently give Mach, said to be free of AT&T code, multiple personalities like OS/2 or OSF/1.
· Conversely, the school tests for explicitness do not tell us very much about the exercise of multiple points of view.· Together, the multiple points of sale create the potential for thousands of tickets to be sold in minutes.· Moreover, particular examples of the use or non-use of multiple points of view are not necessarily indicators of cognitive deprivation.· The longer spines are mace-like; with a slightly rugose body and a head with multiple points.· Moreover, an explicit claim to multiple points of view tells us nothing about the actual practice of using them.· Buildings under construction are often ideal; usually they have stairwells but no windows, multiple points of entry and minimal security.
· The relationships between variables were evaluated by the simple correlation coefficient and a multiple regression analysis.· We can use multiple regression analysis to discover the relative influence of these factors on perceptions.· Even with stringent controls for partisanship and ideology, multiple regression analyses show that the press had a significant influence on preferences.· Bjornsson decided not to use a formula derived from multiple regression analysis.· Among modifiable factors only access to a dietitian and an interested general practitioner featured significantly in the final multiple regression analysis.
· Records of patients with multiple sclerosis were selected as a neurological comparison group.· It said: I am thirty years old and have been disabled with multiple sclerosis since I was twenty-two.· Conditions such as diabetes, heart complaints, multiple sclerosis and alcoholism should be declared.· The woman suffered from multiple sclerosis, Fieger said.· John hopes that his mammoth walking achievement will raise £100 000 for research into multiple sclerosis.· The same is true of the plaques of multiple sclerosis.· Davis etal reviewed 157 necropsy-proven cases of multiple sclerosis and found 47% of patients with a mental disturbance.· We have heard some frightening things about multiple sclerosis and would like to know if we should see a doctor right away.
· Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for multiple stones is the most expensive and least effective option.· The value of this treatment for multiple stones, which would include 76% of our patients, is less certain.· Before primary gall stone dissolution, 16 patients had had solitary stones: the remaining 77 had had multiple stones.· Stone recurrence was 5.7% at one year and was observed both in patients with solitary and multiple stones.
· The PTEs sport their own colour schemes on a variety of multiple units.
· The software enables multiple users to manage the entire network from any point.· Now the motive is more often to allow multiple users to share data and applications.· It also enables multiple users to share data, collaborate and automate tasks without writing any extra code, via Workmap.
Baxter was rushed to the hospital with multiple stab wounds. Having multiple partners increases your risk of sexual diseases. His new album includes multiple versions of the same songs.multiple1 adjectivemultiple2 noun
multiplemultiple2 noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- 20 is a multiple of 5.
- An expert in the field of marketing, he has been successful in selling his produce to large multiples and wholesalers.
- And people will try to do multiple of these, yes.
- I count the gulps and stop at an even multiple of four.
- That had resulted in 150 companies being taken on by five multiples and a 30 percent increase in product listings.
- The Net is an emblem of multiples.
- They could bring in a multiple of that.
WORD SETS
add, verbaddition, nounArabic numeral, nounarithmetic progression, nounbi-, prefixbillion, numbercalculate, verbcalculation, nouncardinal, nouncardinal number, nouncoefficient, nouncommon denominator, nounconstant, nouncube, verbcube root, nounD, noundecimal, noundecimal, adjectivedecimal point, noundemi-, prefixdenominator, noundigit, noundivide, verbdividend, noundivisible, adjectivedivision, noundivisor, noundouble-digit, adjectivedouble figures, nouneight, numbereighteen, numbereighth, adjectiveeighty, numbereleven, numberequal, adjectiveequal, verbequals sign, nouneven, adjectiveexponent, nounfactor, nounfactor, verbfactorial, nounfifteen, numberfifth, nounfifty, numberfig., figure, nounfive, numberforty, numberfour, numberfourteen, numberfourth, nounfraction, noungeometric progression, noungross, nounHCF, hundred, numberimproper fraction, nounindivisible, adjectiveinfinity, nouninteger, nounL, nounlogarithm, nounlowest common denominator, nounM, nounmedian, nounmedian, adjectivemillion, numbermultiple, nounmultiplication, nounmultiplication sign, nounmultiplication table, noun-nd, suffixnegative, adjectivenine, numbernineteen, numberninety, numberninth, adjectiveNo., nos., nothing, pronounnought, numbernumber, nounnumeral, nounnumerator, nounnumerical, adjectiveO, nounoblique, nounone, numberordinal number, nounpi, nounplot, verbplus, prepositionpoint, nounpositive, adjectiveprime number, nounproduct, nounproper fraction, nounproportion, nounquadr-, prefixquadrillion, numberquadruple, adjectivequotient, noun-rd, suffixroman numeral, nounroot, nounround, adjectivescore, numbersecond, numberserial number, nounset, nounsingle figures, nounsix, numbersixteen, numbersixty, numbersquare, nounsquare, verbsquared, adjectivesquare root, noun-st, suffixsubtract, verbsum, nountake, verbten, numbertenth, adjectivetertiary, adjectivetetra-, prefixthirteen, numberthirty, numberthousand, numberthree, numberthree-quarter, adjectivethreescore, numbertreble, determinertri-, prefixtrillion, numbertwelve, numbertwenty, numbertwice, adverbunit, nounV, nounvulgar fraction, nounwhole number, nounX, nounzero, number
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES single occupancy room rates
1a number that contains a smaller number an exact number of timesmultiple of (=when a woman has two or more babies at the same time)· The chance of a multiple birth is about 1 in 100 for the average woman.
(=large number of injuries at the same time)· She had multiple injuries and a fractured skull.
single occupancy room rates (=where you are given a set of possible answers)
(=in which each question has a list of answers to choose from)· There is some debate about whether multiple-choice tests are a good way of assessing student’s knowledge.
20 is a multiple of 5.2 British English technical a multiple store