multicomponentadj.
/ˌmʌltɪkəmˈpəʊnənt/, U.S. /ˈˌməltikəmˈpoʊnənt/; see also multi- comb. form. Having several or many components.
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1902 Science 4 Apr. 537/2 Grouping systems containing more than three components [sc. physical phases] under the single head of multi-component systems.
1930 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 129 49 The predicted Zeeman effects for the remaining [spectral] lines in question, although multi-component, would practically..give a triplet effect.
1966 D. G. Brandon Mod. Techniques Metallogr. iii. 125 Identifying the elements in a multicomponent sample.
1991 New Scientist 15 June 41/1 Their elegant and bold hypothesis is that many large, multi-component systems which change over time organise themselves into a..‘self-organised critical’ state.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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