multistrandedadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈstrandᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈstrændəd/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, stranded adj.²

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + stranded adj.² Compare earlier multistrand adj. and four-stranded adj. at four adj. and n. Compounds 1b, twelve-stranded adj. at twelve adj. and n. Compounds 2b, two-stranded adj. at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 1b(a).

Composed of two or more strands; (figurative) having several or many aspects.

ΚΠ

1950 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 37 394/2 The proportion of strands showing flow in a multi-stranded plasmodium.

1968 Radio Communication Handbk. (ed. 4) iv. 14/2 Tuned circuits of higher Q than can readily be obtained in the conventional type of i.f. transformer (even when wound with Litz multi-stranded wire).

1987 Times 9 Dec. 17/5 The multi-stranded nature of the Church of England..should have taught us one thing.

1996 R. Dawkins Climbing Mount Improbable (1997) ii. 35 A different group called the cribellate spiders produce multi-stranded silk from a special silk gun called a cribellum.

Derivatives

multiˈstrandedness n.

ΚΠ

1963 Q. Rev. Biol. 38 196/1 Although he concludes that all evidence points to multistrandedness, I..feel that the problem is by no means settled.

1995 Jrnl. Bacteriol. 177 7060 Filament bending, touching, and loop formation (folding), followed by winding up into a double-strand fiber, were documented. Subsequent folds that produced multistrandedness were also examined.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multistranded
释义	multistrandedadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈstrandᵻd/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈstrændəd/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, stranded adj.² Etymology: < multi- comb. form + stranded adj.² Compare earlier multistrand adj. and four-stranded adj. at four adj. and n. Compounds 1b, twelve-stranded adj. at twelve adj. and n. Compounds 2b, two-stranded adj. at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 1b(a). Composed of two or more strands; (figurative) having several or many aspects. ΚΠ 1950 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 37 394/2 The proportion of strands showing flow in a multi-stranded plasmodium. 1968 Radio Communication Handbk. (ed. 4) iv. 14/2 Tuned circuits of higher Q than can readily be obtained in the conventional type of i.f. transformer (even when wound with Litz multi-stranded wire). 1987 Times 9 Dec. 17/5 The multi-stranded nature of the Church of England..should have taught us one thing. 1996 R. Dawkins Climbing Mount Improbable (1997) ii. 35 A different group called the cribellate spiders produce multi-stranded silk from a special silk gun called a cribellum. Derivatives multiˈstrandedness n. ΚΠ 1963 Q. Rev. Biol. 38 196/1 Although he concludes that all evidence points to multistrandedness, I..feel that the problem is by no means settled. 1995 Jrnl. Bacteriol. 177 7060 Filament bending, touching, and loop formation (folding), followed by winding up into a double-strand fiber, were documented. Subsequent folds that produced multistrandedness were also examined. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1950
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