multifunctionadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈfʌŋ(k)ʃn/, U.S.

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

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

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + function n. Compare earlier multifunctional adj.

A. adj.

= multifunctional adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > having several uses

flexible1643

versatile1656

polychrestical1657

pliant1665

flexile1744

general-purpose1851

polychrestic1889

multi-use1912

multi-purpose1920

adaptable1929

multifunction1934

multifunctional1934

multi-utility1985

1934 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 19 Nov. 14/5 (advt.) 5 latest-type multifunction tubes equaling seven single-purpose tubes.

1953 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 61 202/1 The multifunction city, such as London or Paris, is clearly a modern phenomenon.

1983 Listener 13 Oct. 23/1 (advt.) Power adjusted, heated mirrors..and a multi-function digital clock are among the many standard features.

2007 U.S. News & World Rep. 26 Mar. 48/1 Japan leads the world in multifunction mobiles, where consumers routinely use the same handset to control a TV, conduct banking, or buy a soda from a vending machine.

B. n.

Mathematics. A function having more than one value for a single value of its argument; a many-valued function.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [noun] > expression > function

function1758

exponential1784

potential function1828

syzygy1850

permutant1852

Green function1863

theta-function1871

Greenian1876

Gudermannian1876

discriminoid1877

Weierstrassian function1878

gradient1887

beta function1888

distribution function1889

Riemann zeta function1899

Airy integral1903

Poisson bracket1904

Stirling approximation1908

functional1915

metric1921

Fourier transform1923

recursive function1934

utility function1934

Airy function1939

transfer function1948

objective function1949

restriction1949

multifunction1954

restriction mapping1956

scalar function1956

Langevin function1960

mass function1961

1954 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 40 819 (title) A simple definition of analytic functions and general multifunctions.

1986 Nonlinear Anal. 10 1160 C(·) is a measurable, closed-valued multifunction from [a−∇, a] to ℝⁿ.

1995 Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 123 3325 We introduce the multifunction K(s) = {t: (s, t) ∈ V}.

Compounds

multifunction polis n. now historical a model city providing technological, recreational, and cultural exchange facilities, formerly planned for development near Adelaide, Australia.Cf. quot. 1953 at sense A..

ΚΠ

1987 Xinhua News Agency Bull. 2 June 222 The one-trillion-yen..futurist town project, formally called ‘the 21st century multi-function polis’, was first proposed..at the ninth bilateral ministerial meeting in Canberra last January.

1993 Financial Times (Nexis) 17 June 18 The project, inelegantly named the Multi Function Polis, has been stalled by political instability since it was approved by the federal and South Australian state governments in 1991.

1998 P. Parker (title) The multi-function polis: an international failure or innovative local project?

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

单词	multifunction
释义	multifunctionadj.n. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈfʌŋ(k)ʃn/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈfənkʃ(ə)n/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, function n. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + function n. Compare earlier multifunctional adj. A. adj. = multifunctional adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > having several uses flexible1643 versatile1656 polychrestical1657 pliant1665 flexile1744 general-purpose1851 polychrestic1889 multi-use1912 multi-purpose1920 adaptable1929 multifunction1934 multifunctional1934 multi-utility1985 1934 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 19 Nov. 14/5 (advt.) 5 latest-type multifunction tubes equaling seven single-purpose tubes. 1953 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 61 202/1 The multifunction city, such as London or Paris, is clearly a modern phenomenon. 1983 Listener 13 Oct. 23/1 (advt.) Power adjusted, heated mirrors..and a multi-function digital clock are among the many standard features. 2007 U.S. News & World Rep. 26 Mar. 48/1 Japan leads the world in multifunction mobiles, where consumers routinely use the same handset to control a TV, conduct banking, or buy a soda from a vending machine. B. n. Mathematics. A function having more than one value for a single value of its argument; a many-valued function. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [noun] > expression > function function1758 exponential1784 potential function1828 syzygy1850 permutant1852 Green function1863 theta-function1871 Greenian1876 Gudermannian1876 discriminoid1877 Weierstrassian function1878 gradient1887 beta function1888 distribution function1889 Riemann zeta function1899 Airy integral1903 Poisson bracket1904 Stirling approximation1908 functional1915 metric1921 Fourier transform1923 recursive function1934 utility function1934 Airy function1939 transfer function1948 objective function1949 restriction1949 multifunction1954 restriction mapping1956 scalar function1956 Langevin function1960 mass function1961 1954 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 40 819 (title) A simple definition of analytic functions and general multifunctions. 1986 Nonlinear Anal. 10 1160 C(·) is a measurable, closed-valued multifunction from [a−∇, a] to ℝⁿ. 1995 Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 123 3325 We introduce the multifunction K(s) = {t: (s, t) ∈ V}. Compounds multifunction polis n. now historical a model city providing technological, recreational, and cultural exchange facilities, formerly planned for development near Adelaide, Australia.Cf. quot. 1953 at sense A.. ΚΠ 1987 Xinhua News Agency Bull. 2 June 222 The one-trillion-yen..futurist town project, formally called ‘the 21st century multi-function polis’, was first proposed..at the ninth bilateral ministerial meeting in Canberra last January. 1993 Financial Times (Nexis) 17 June 18 The project, inelegantly named the Multi Function Polis, has been stalled by political instability since it was approved by the federal and South Australian state governments in 1991. 1998 P. Parker (title) The multi-function polis: an international failure or innovative local project? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1934
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