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单词 multiply
释义

multiply

1
[ muhl-tuh-plahy ]
/ ˈmʌl təˌplaɪ /
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verb (used with object), mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing.

verb (used without object), mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing.

Origin of multiply

1
1225–75; Middle English multiplien<Old French multiplier<Latin multiplicāre.See multi-, ply2

SYNONYMS FOR multiply

6 magnify, enlarge, intensify.
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OTHER WORDS FROM multiply

self-mul·ti·plied, adjectiveself-mul·ti·ply·ing, adjectiveun·mul·ti·plied, adjectiveun·mul·ti·ply·ing, adjective

Words nearby multiply

multiplicative identity, multiplicative inverse, multiplicity, multiplier, multiplier effect, multiply, multiply-connected, multipolar, multipolar cell, multipolar neuron, multiport

Definition for multiply (2 of 3)

multiply2
[ muhl-tuh-plee ]
/ ˈmʌl tə pli /

adverb

in several or many ways; in a multiple manner; manifoldly.

Origin of multiply

2
First recorded in 1880–85; multiple + -ly

Definition for multiply (3 of 3)

multi-ply
[ muhl-tee-plahy, muhl-tahy- ]
/ ˌmʌl tiˈplaɪ, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

having or composed of several plies: a multi-ply fabric.

Origin of multi-ply

First recorded in 1935–40
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British Dictionary definitions for multiply

multiply
/ (ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪ) /

verb -plies, -plying or -plied

to increase or cause to increase in number, quantity, or degree
(tr) to combine (two numbers or quantities) by multiplication
(intr) to increase in number by reproduction

Derived forms of multiply

multipliable or multiplicable, adjective

Word Origin for multiply

C13: from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre to multiply, from multus much, many + plicāre to fold
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for multiply

multiply
[ mŭltə-plī′ ]

v.

To increase the amount, number, or degree of.
To breed or propagate.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for multiply

multiply
[ mŭltə-plī′ ]

To perform multiplication on a pair of quantities.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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