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multiuse en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English use English multiuse From multi- + use.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Able to accommodate multiple uses.
    • The new stadium and park would be lined on three sides with multiuse row house buildings containing commercial, office, and loft residential space. 1988 June 3, Paul Botts, “A New Old Ballpark”, in Chicago Reader:
    • A computer is a programmable, multiuse machine that accepts data — raw facts and figures — and processes, or manipulates, it into information we can use […] 2010, Dr. Mukesh Dhunna, J. B. Dixit, Information Technology in Business Management, page 168:

Relateds

multitool

Synonyms

multipurpose

Translations (1)

es multiuso (Translations)

multiuse en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English use English multiuse From multi- + use.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The use of something for more than one purpose.
    • Normally a visitor does not participate in one activity to the exclusion of others. One main activity, such as swimming, will be supplemented by other activities and use of other facilities, such as picnicking, hiking, stopping at an overlook, and so forth. Such multiuse is usually expressed in activity days. 1980, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (N.R.A.), General Management Plan: