multi-stationadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈsteɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, station n.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + station n. In sense 2b after workstation n.

1. Involving, having, or relating to a number of sites or stations, esp. broadcasting stations.

ΚΠ

1952 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 66 214 The Multi-station Case with Perfect Shiftability. If there are two or more stations operating over a time span, it is apparent that the number of programs..will be equal to..the number of station-periods in the time span.

1975 Science 27 June 1265 Multistation correlators are being developed to allow tapes from several [radio-telescope] stations to be processed simultaneously.

1998 Washington Times (Nexis) 3 Mar. b7 Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc...has begun broadcasting multistation, multichannel digital television signals in Baltimore.

a. That has space for more than one person to work, etc.; spec. (of an exercise machine, etc.) designed to allow more than one type of exercise, esp. for several simultaneous users (cf. multi-gym n. 1).

ΚΠ

1970 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 317 463 (heading) Multi-station assembly machine.

1977 Arab Times 13 Dec. 7/4 Another newcomer is the multistation exerciser... In essence it is a heavily engineered frame containing weights on pulleys which can be raised in increments to measured heights.

1991 Public Wks. Oct. 26/2 Multi-station single and two-side sorting conveyors for recycling plants, trommel screens, and baler feeder conveyors.

1995 Sacramento (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 22 July a2 From a brief glimpse, the multi-station exercise machine appears to be our assemblage of gears, chains, pulleys [etc.].

b. Computing. That has or supports multiple workstations.

ΚΠ

1977 Business Week (Nexis) 21 Mar. 144 These include three computer systems that move Wang into both the lower-priced business systems and to mid- to higher-range multistation systems.

1984 Sunday Times 28 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 64/1 (advt.) It took a company as enterprising as Philips to develop multi-station micros as good as the P3000 series.

2000 Indianopolis Star (Nexis) 31 May b3 $35,000 was provided for a multistation computer lab at the Central Library.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multi-station
释义	multi-stationadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈsteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, station n. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + station n. In sense 2b after workstation n. 1. Involving, having, or relating to a number of sites or stations, esp. broadcasting stations. ΚΠ 1952 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 66 214 The Multi-station Case with Perfect Shiftability. If there are two or more stations operating over a time span, it is apparent that the number of programs..will be equal to..the number of station-periods in the time span. 1975 Science 27 June 1265 Multistation correlators are being developed to allow tapes from several [radio-telescope] stations to be processed simultaneously. 1998 Washington Times (Nexis) 3 Mar. b7 Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc...has begun broadcasting multistation, multichannel digital television signals in Baltimore. 2. a. That has space for more than one person to work, etc.; spec. (of an exercise machine, etc.) designed to allow more than one type of exercise, esp. for several simultaneous users (cf. multi-gym n. 1). ΚΠ 1970 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 317 463 (heading) Multi-station assembly machine. 1977 Arab Times 13 Dec. 7/4 Another newcomer is the multistation exerciser... In essence it is a heavily engineered frame containing weights on pulleys which can be raised in increments to measured heights. 1991 Public Wks. Oct. 26/2 Multi-station single and two-side sorting conveyors for recycling plants, trommel screens, and baler feeder conveyors. 1995 Sacramento (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 22 July a2 From a brief glimpse, the multi-station exercise machine appears to be our assemblage of gears, chains, pulleys [etc.]. b. Computing. That has or supports multiple workstations. ΚΠ 1977 Business Week (Nexis) 21 Mar. 144 These include three computer systems that move Wang into both the lower-priced business systems and to mid- to higher-range multistation systems. 1984 Sunday Times 28 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 64/1 (advt.) It took a company as enterprising as Philips to develop multi-station micros as good as the P3000 series. 2000 Indianopolis Star (Nexis) 31 May b3 $35,000 was provided for a multistation computer lab at the Central Library. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1952
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