multicoreadj.n.
/ˈmʌltɪkɔː/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈkɔr/; see also multi- comb. form. A. adj.
Esp. of electric cable: having more than two cores.
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the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [adjective] > having three or many centres > having many cores
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multicore1957
1908 Westm. Gaz. 6 Feb. 4/2 The high-tension wires are moulded in one, forming a multicore cable.
1957 Railway Mag. Nov. 760/2 A prototype length of special ‘thin’-type multi-core cable was used for certain indication circuits.
1961 New Left Rev. Jan. 8/1 A multi-core city is gradually taking shape.
1991 J. Rusbridger Intelligence Game (BNC) 39 Russian engineers had simply diverted some of the multicore trunk circuits from the main Vienna exchange so that they terminated in the Imperial Hotel.
B. n.
A multicore cable.
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1986 Melody Maker 19 Apr. 48/2 (advt.) Fostex B16 16-track, vgc... Multicore included.
1987 Making Music July 18/3 The multicore is the most delicate cable in the average PA set-up.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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