English Explanatory Dictionary

multiplier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
  2. An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.
  3. A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
  4. Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
  5. 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.
  6. A multiplier onion.

Pronunciation

mŭlʹ-tĭ-plī'-ər /ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪəɹ/ [ˈmʌɫ.tɪˌplaɪ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈmʌɫ.tɪˌplaɪ.ɚ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-multiplier.wav

Word forms

multiplier multipliers

Etymology

From multiply + -er.

Related words

successor mechanical torque multiplier power multiplier + = + +... = − = × = × ×... = ÷ = Or sometimes = √ = log(base) =

Derived words

biomultiplier electron multiplier force multiplier frequency multiplier function multiplier Greinacher multiplier multiplier effect photomultiplier thermomultiplier voltage multiplier

Translations

Armenian: բազմապատկիչ Belarusian: мно́жнік Bulgarian: мно́жител Bulgarian: усилвател Cebuano: pil-anon Chinese Mandarin: 乘數 /乘数 Czech: násobitel Finnish: kertoja Finnish: vahvistin French: multiplicateur Georgian: მამრავლი German: Multiplikator Greek: πολλαπλασιαστής Hebrew: כּוֹפֵל Hungarian: szorzó Icelandic: margfaldari Indonesian: pengali Italian: moltiplicatore Japanese: 乗数 Korean: 승수 Latvian: reizinātājs Macedonian: множител Māori: tau whakarea Marathi: गुणक Polish: mnożnik Polish: wzmacniacz Portuguese: multiplicador Romanian: multiplicator Romanian: înmulțit Russian: мно́житель Serbo-Croatian: мно̀житељ Serbo-Croatian: mnòžitelj Slovak: násobiteľ Slovene: množitelj Spanish: multiplicador Tagalog: parami Turkish: çarpan Ukrainian: мно́жник Ukrainian: помно́жувач Welsh: lluosydd
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