multilocationn.adj.
/ˌmʌltɪlə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌməltiˌloʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/; see also multi- comb. form. A. n.
The fact of being located in more than one place or at more than one site at the same time. Cf. multipresence n.
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the world > space > place > presence > [noun] > being in more than one place at a time
multipresence1615
pluripresence1791
bilocation1858
multilocation1865
multilocality1935
1865 E. B. Pusey Eirenicon 169 A multilocation (i.e. a contemporaneous presence in different portions of space) of Mary, according to her flesh.
1893 Month Apr. 483 The multi-location of one substance in separate parts of space.
1909 Catholic Encycl. V. 583/2 The third and last question has to do with the multilocation of Christ in heaven and upon thousands of altars throughout the world.
1940 Philos. Rev. 49 598 Quantitative extension is so ingeniously interpreted as to admit the reasonableness of transsubstantiation, and of the compenetration and multilocation of bodies (in certain miracles).
1993 Brit. Jrnl. Surg. 80 337/1 Multilocation and the presence of necrotic tissue were the most common causes of failure.
B. adj.
Relating to, involving, or occupying more than one place.
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1966 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 61 868 The paper..considers a single period, single item, multi-location inventory problem in which items are supplied by a common source and stored in each of the locations.
1975 Bell Lab. Rec. June 264/1 To satisfy the needs of these multilocation customers, there must be a systematic overall plan for interconnecting all types of switching systems.
1997 Euphytica 96 207 Pods per plant may be a useful selection criterion in multi-location trials aimed at selecting for stability of yield.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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