multimode
- adjective
- /ˈmʌltɪˌmoʊd/
- Specialized
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multimodo
- The Black Knight has an AN/APQ-181 multimode radar mounted along the wing leading edges, with ground-mapping, terrain-following, targeting, surveillance, and rendezvous modes; we can even add air-to-air capability to the system...
- multimode release
Examples
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The latest smartphone features a multimode operating system that can seamlessly switch between different applications.
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In such media, the beam's envelope induces a multimode waveguide, which guides incoherent solitons.
Academic text (1998) -
I think, if Google ever hitches with Dish, it will use some surrogate network like Sprint (multimode antenna) to host the spectrum.
Blog text (33) -
"People sometimes don't understand all the complexity involved when going from truck-based shipping in a single country to cross-border, multimode logistics," Jones said. "We're talking about goods passing through the hands of 17 to 24 different parties."
Academic text (2006) -
Multimode fibers with core diameters of up to 660 m are used and offer typical insertion losses of less than 1.4 dB.
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The TKDU Series of plug-in, switch-adjustable, multimode time delay relays is designed to simplify the selection of a plug-in time delay relay.
Academic text (1998) -
Another implication of the progressive broadening of the waveguide with increasing intensity is an increase in the numerical aperture, which leads to a multimode waveguide.
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This multimode printer can handle printing, scanning, and faxing, making it versatile for office use.
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The new transport system is designed to be multimode, allowing for both road and rail capabilities.
Synonyms
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5.7
A way of communicating that uses speech, images, and movement
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Multimode is made of multi- meaning 'many', like in multiple, and mode meaning 'way' or 'method'. So a multimode device can work in 'many ways', for example a printer that uses both wireless and wired connections.