multiplier
Pronunciation Noun
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002
Pronunciation Noun
multiplier (plural multipliers)
- (arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
- In the expression 5 × 7, the "5" is a multiplier.
- The score multiplier increases each time you complete a level of the video game.
- (grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.
- English multipliers include "double" and "triple".
- (economics) A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
- (physics) Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
- (physics, obsolete) a coil; when Johann Schweigger in 1820 invented the electric coil, increasing the electro-magnetic field from a single wire, this invention was called a multiplier.
- A multiplier onion.
- 1995, Marian Coonse, Onions, Leeks and Garlic: A Handbook for Gardeners (page 52)
- Shallots are the most prolific of all the multipliers, and easier to grow than onions.
- 1995, Marian Coonse, Onions, Leeks and Garlic: A Handbook for Gardeners (page 52)
- French: multiplicateur
- German: Multiplikator
- Italian: moltiplicatore
- Russian: мно́житель
- Spanish: multiplicador
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002