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multisite

multisite

4.6
Found in more than one place
  • adjective
  • /ˈmʌltiˌsaɪt/
translation icon : multisite
  • The research team conducted a multisite evaluation to gather data from various locations.
  • multisite trials
  • multisite study
  • multisite evaluation

Examples

  • The data for the present study were taken from a multisite outcome evaluation of drug courts operating in Idaho.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Abell et al. (2007) developed a multisite PL evaluation model based on Guskey's (2005) model.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Each site in a multisite setup must be connected individually.

    Blog text (24)
  • The present study was designed to examine adoption in the context of two multisite clinical trials.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Members of a collaborative research group are organized across university, community, and school settings to permit multisite implementation and comprehensive evaluation strategies.

    Academic text (2000)
  • A somewhat different but related scenario you might have is that you work at a large or multisite library (or perhaps at a branch of a larger university or city library system).

    Academic text (2012)
  • Another challenge facing the implementation of large-scale, multisite silvicultural research is that not all regions of the United States have equally viable timber industries.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Deno et al. report on a multiyear, multisite study addressing the issue of differential learning rates using recurring reading assessments across the school year.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The bill directs NIH to support consortia that conduct multisite clinical trials of therapies for pediatric rare diseases.

    Blog text (22)
  • Beginning in 1988, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (1995) funded a multisite, comprehensive community-based strategy targeting at-risk youths.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

multicenter
vsmultisite
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Done at several places, often hospitals or universities, for research studies

means location across sites without implying institutional research focus
multilocus
vsmultisite
  • Specialized
8.3

Involving more than one place, for example different areas in a study

is the more general term for presence at more than one site

How Many

multisite
4.6
multilocus
  • Specialized
8.3

Surface Forms

multisite positive

Morphology

multisite = site (transparent) = multi + site

The word is a straightforward combination of 'multi-' and 'site', meaning involving more than one site or location.

Etymology

Multisite comes from the parts multi- meaning 'many' and site meaning 'place'. So a multisite adjective describes something that exists in 'many places'.