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Mul"liod (?) , a. [NL. Mullus , generic name (fr. L. mullus surmullet) + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the genus Mullus , which includes the surmullet, or red mullet.

Mulmul <Xpage=952>

Mul"mul (?) , n. A fine, soft muslin; mull.

Mulse <Xpage=952>

Mulse (?) , n. [L. mulsum (sc. vinum ), fr. mulsus mixed with honey, honey-sweet, p.p. of mulcere to sweeten, soften.] Wine boiled and mingled with honey.

Mult- <Xpage=952>

Mult- . See Multi- .

Multangular <Xpage=952>

Mul*tan"gu*lar (?) , a. [L. multangulus ; multus much, many + angulus angle: cf. F. multangulaire .] Having many angles. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly , adv. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness , n.

Multanimous <Xpage=952>

Mul*tan"i*mous (?) , a. [ Mult- + L. animus mind.] Many-minded; many-sided.

The multanimous nature of the poet. J. R. Lowell.

Multarticulate <Xpage=952>

Mul`tar*tic"u*late (?) , a. [ Mult- + articulate .] Having many articulations or joints.

Multeity <Xpage=952>

Mul*te"i*ty (?) , n. [L. multus much, many.] Multiplicity. [R.]

Coleridge.

Multi-, Mult- <Xpage=952>

Mul"ti- (?) , Mult- (?) . [L. multus much.] A prefix signifying much or many ; several ; more than one ; as, multi axial, mult ocular .

Multiaxial <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*ax"i*al (?) , a. [ Multi- + axial .] (Biol.) Having more than one axis; developing in more than a single line or plain; -- opposed to monoaxial .

Multicapsular <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*cap"su*lar (?) , a. [ Multi- + capsular : cf. F. multicapsulaire .] (Bot.) Having many, or several, capsules.

Multicarinate <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*car"i*nate (?) , a. [ Multi- + carinate .] (Zo\'94l.) Many-keeled.

Multicavous <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*ca"vous (?) , a. [L. multicavus ; multus much, many + cavum , cavus , a cavity, hole, fr. cavus hollow.] Having many cavities.

Multicellular <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*cel"lu*lar (?) , a. Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one cell.

Multicentral <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*cen"tral (?) , a. [ Multi- + central .] Having many, or several, centers; as, a multicentral cell .

Multicental development (Biol.) , growth, or development, from several centers. According as the insubordination to a single center is more or less pronounced, the resultant organism will be more or less irregular in form and may even discontinuous.

Multicipital <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*cip"i*tal (?) , a. [ Multi- + L. caput head.] (Bot.) Having many heads or many stems from one crown or root.

Gray.

Multicolor <Xpage=952>

Mul"ti*col`or (?) , a. [See Multi- , and Color .] Having many, or several, colors.

Multicostate <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*cos"tate (?) , a. [ Multi- + costate .] Having numerous ribs, or cost\'91, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals.

Multicuspid <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*cus"pid (?) , a. [See Multi- , and Cuspid .] Multicuspidate; -- said of teeth.

Multicuspidate <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*cus"pi*date (?) , a. [ Multi- + cuspidate .] Having many cusps or points.

Multidentate <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*den"tate (?) , a. [ Multi- + dentate .] Having many teeth, or toothlike processes.

Multidigitate <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*dig"i*tate (?) , a. [ Multi- + digitate .] Having many fingers, or fingerlike processes.

Multifaced <Xpage=952>

Mul"ti*faced` (?) , a. [ Multi- + face .] Having many faces.

Multifarious <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous (?) , a. [L. multifarius ; multus much, many. Cf. Bifarious .] 1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.

There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest animal. Dr. H. More.

2. (Bot.) Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.

Multifariously <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ly , adv. With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and relations.

Multifariousness <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ness , n. 1. Multiplied diversity.

2. (Law) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them.

Burrill.

Multiferous <Xpage=952>

Mul*tif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. multifer ; multus much, many + ferre to bear.] Bearing or producing much or many. [R.]

Multifid <Xpage=952>

Mul"ti*fid (?) , a. [L. multifidus ; multus much, many + findere to split: cf. F. multifide .] (Bot.) Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; as, a multifid leaf or corolla .

Multiflorous <Xpage=952>

Mul`ti*flo"rous (?) , a. [L. multiflorus ; multus much, many + flos , floris , flower: cf. F. multiflore .] (Bot.) Having many flowers.

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Multiflue <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*flue (?) , a. [ Multi- + flue .] Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler . See Boiler .

Multifoil <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*foil (?) , n. [ Multi- + foil .] (Arch.) An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils. [R.] See Foil .

Multifoil <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*foil , a. Having more than five divisions or foils.

Multifold <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*fold (?) , a. [ Multi- + fold .] Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.

Multiform <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*form (?) , a. [L. multiformis ; multus much, many + forma shape: cf. F. multiforme .] Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.

A plastic and multiform unit. Hare.

Multiformity <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*form"i*ty (?) , n. [L. multiformitas .] The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing.

Purchas.

Multiformous <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*form"ous (?) , a. Multiform. [Obs.]

Multigenerous <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*gen"er*ous (?) , a. [L. multigenerus ; multus + genus , generis , kind.] Having many kinds.

Multigranulate <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*gran"u*late (?) , a. [ Multi- + granulate .] Having, or consisting of, many grains.

Multijugate <Xpage=953>

Mul*tij"u*gate (?) , a. Having many pairs of leaflets.

Multijugous <Xpage=953>

Mul*tij"u*gous (?) , a. [L. multijugus ; multus + jugum yoke.] 1. Consisting of many parts.

2. (Bot.) Same as Multijugate .

Multilateral <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*lat"er*al (?) , a. [ Multi- + lateral .] Having many sides; many-sided.

Multilineal <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*lin"e*al (?) , a. [ Multi- + lineal .] Having many lines.

Steevens.

Multilobar <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*lo"bar (?) , a. [ Multi- + lobar .] Consisting of, or having, many lobes.

Multilocular <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*loc"u*lar (?) , a. [ Multi- + locular : cf. F. multiloculaire .] Having many or several cells or compartments; as, a multilocular shell or capsule .

Multiloquence <Xpage=953>

Mul*til"o*quence (?) , n. Quality of being multiloquent; use of many words; talkativeness.

Multiloquent, Multiloquous <Xpage=953>

Mul*til"o*quent (?) , Mul*til"o*quous (?) , a. [L. multiloquus ; multus much, many + loqui to speak.] Speaking much; very talkative; loquacious.

Multiloquy <Xpage=953>

Mul*til"o*quy (?) , n. [L. multiloquium .] Excess of words or talk. [R.]

Multinodate <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*no"date (?) , a. [ Multi- + nodate .] Having many knots or nodes.

Multinodous <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*no"dous (?) , a. [L. multinodus .] Same as Multinodate .

Multinomial <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*no"mi*al (?) , n. & a. [ Multi- + -nomial , as in binomial. See Binomial .] (Alg.) Same as Polynomial .

Multinominal, Multinominous <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*nom"i*nal (?) , Mul`ti*nom"i*nous (?) , a. [L. multinominis ; multus many + nomen nominis name.] Having many names or terms.

Multinuclear <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*nu"cle*ar (?) , a. [ Multi- + nuclear .] (Biol.) Containing many nuclei; as, multinuclear cells .

Multinucleate, Multinucleated <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*nu"cle*ate (?) , Mul`ti*nu"cle*a`ted (?) , a. (Biol.) Multinuclear.

Multiparous <Xpage=953>

Mul*tip"a*rous (?) , a. [ Multi- + L. parere to produce: cf. F. multipare .] Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.

Multipartite <Xpage=953>

Mul*tip"ar*tite (?) , a. [L. multipartitus multus much, many partitus divided, p.p.: cf. F. multipartite . See Partite .] Divided into many parts; having several parts.

Multiped <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*ped (?) , n. [L. multipes , multipeda ; multus much, many + pes , pedis , foot: cf. F. multip\'8ade .] (Zo\'94l.) An insect having many feet, as a myriapod.

Multiped <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*ped , a. Having many feet.

Multiple <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*ple (?) , a. [Cf. F. multiple , and E. quadruple , and multiply .] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts.

Law of multiple proportion (Chem.) , the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions FeO , Fe2O3 , Fe3O4 , in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the Law of Dalton , from its discoverer. -- Multiple algebra , a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. -- Multiple conjugation (Biol.) , a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am\'d2boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. -- Multiple fruits . (Bot.) See Collective fruit , under Collective . -- Multiple star (Astron.) , several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system.

Multiple <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*ple , n. (Math.) A quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a remainder.

&hand; A common multiple of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. The least common multiple is the least number that will do this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4.

Multiplex <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*plex (?) , a. [L. multiplex , -plicis . See Multiply .] Manifold; multiple.

Multipliable <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*pli`a*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. multipliable .] Capable of being multiplied. -- Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness , n.

Multiplicable <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*pli*ca*ble (?) , a. [L. multiplicabilis .] Capable of being multiplied; multipliable.

Multiplicand <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*pli*cand` (?) , n. [L. multiplicandus to be multiplied: cf. F. multiplicande .] (Math.) The number which is to be multiplied by another number called the multiplier . See Note under Multiplication .

Multiplicate <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*pli*cate (?) , a. [L. multiplicatus , p.p. of multiplicare . See Multiply .] Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.

Multiplicate flower (Bot.) , a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.

Multiplication <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. multiplicatio : cf. F. multiplication . See Multiply .] 1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation .

The increase and multiplication of the world. Thackeray.

2. (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of division .

&hand; The word multiplication is sometimes used in mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to denote any distributive operation expressed by one symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are given to the words multiply , multiplier , multiplicand , and product . Thus, since &phi;( x + y ) = &phi; x + &phi; y (see under Distributive ), where &phi;( x + y ), &phi; x , and &phi; y indicate the results of any distributive operation represented by the symbol &phi; upon x + y , x , and y , severally, then because of many very useful analogies &phi;( x + y ) is called the product of &phi; and x + y , and the operation indicated by &phi; is called multiplication . Cf. Facient , n. , 2.

3. (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation.

4. The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Multiplication table , a table giving the product of a set of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a table giving the products of the first ten or twelve numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10 or 12. <-- also, times table [used by students] -->

Multiplicative <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. multiplicatif .] Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers.

Multiplicatively <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive*ly , adv. So as to multiply.

Multiplicator <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*pli*ca`tor (?) , n. [L.: cf. F. multiplicateur . Cf. Multiplier .] The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.

Multiplicious <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*pli"cious (?) , a. [See Multiplex .] Manifold. [Obs.]

Multiplicity <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*plic"ity (?) , n. [Cf. F. multiplicit\'82 .] The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects . "A multiplicity of goods."

South.

Multiplier <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*pli`er (?) , n. [Cf. F. multiplier . Cf. Multiplicator .] 1. One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.

2. (Math.) The number by which another number is multiplied. See the Note under Multiplication .

3. (Physics) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See Thermomultiplier .

Multiply <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*ply (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Multiplied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Multiplying (?) .] [F. multiplier , L. multiplicare , fr. multiplex manifold. See Multitude , Complex .] 1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.

Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. Ames.

2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers . See the Note under Multiplication .

3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.]

Multiplying gear (Mach.) , gear for increasing speed. -- Multiplying lens . (Opt.) See under Lens .

Multiply <Xpage=953>

Mul"ti*ply , v. i. 1. To become greater in number; to become numerous.

When men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them. Gen. vi. 1.

2. To increase in extent and influence; to spread.

The word of God grew and multiplied . Acts xii. 24.

3. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Multipolar <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*po"lar (?) , a. [ Multi- + polar .] (Biol.) Having many poles; -- applied especially to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several radiating processes.

Multipotent <Xpage=953>

Mul*tip"o*tent (?) , a. [L. multipotens ; multus much + potens powerful. See Potent .] Having manifold power, or power to do many things. "Jove multipotent ."

Shak.

Multipresence <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*pres"ence (?) , n. The state or power of being multipresent.

The multipresence of Christ's body. Bp. Hall.

Multipresent <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*pres"ent (?) , a. [ Multi- + present , a.] Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more places at once.

Multiradiate <Xpage=953>

Mul`ti*ra"di*ate (?) , a. [ Multi- + radiate .] Having many rays.

Multiramified <Xpage=953>