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multiplier

mul·ti·pli·er
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhl-tuh-plahy-er]
    • /ˈmʌl təˌplaɪ ər/
    • /ˈmʌltɪplaɪə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhl-tuh-plahy-er]
    • /ˈmʌl təˌplaɪ ər/

Definitions of multiplier word

  • noun multiplier a person or thing that multiplies. 1
  • noun multiplier Arithmetic. a number by which another is multiplied. 1
  • noun multiplier Physics. a device for intensifying some effect. 1
  • noun multiplier number another is multiplied by 1
  • countable noun multiplier When you multiply a number by another number, the second number is the multiplier. 0
  • noun multiplier a person or thing that multiplies 0
See all 14 definitions of multiplier

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Origin of multiplier

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at multiply1, -er1

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Parts of speech for Multiplier

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Multiplier

multiplier popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • electron multiplier

    a device for amplifying and measuring a flux of electrons. Each electron hits an anode surface and releases secondary electrons that are accelerated to a second surface; after several such stages a measurable pulse of current is obtained

  • multiply

    to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.

  • photomultiplier

    an extremely sensitive detector of light and of other radiation, consisting of a tube in which the electrons released by radiation striking a photocathode are accelerated, greatly amplifying the signal obtainable from small quantities of radiation.
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