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🔄 More than one turn ⚙️ A multi-rotation part
multiturn

multiturn

6.8
Needing more than one full turn to change a setting
  • adjective
  • /ˈmʌltiˌtɜrn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : multivuelta
  • A multiturn potentiometer allows for more precise adjustments than a single-turn version.

Examples

  • Some advanced dials are designed to be multiturn for fine-tuning settings in electronic equipment.

  • The engineer recommended using a multiturn valve for better control of the flow rate.

  • The multiturn switch allows for precise adjustments.

  • Is this a multiturn control system?

  • A multiturn potentiometer allows for more precise adjustments than a single-turn version.

  • The engineer recommended using a multiturn valve for better control of the flow rate.

  • Some advanced dials are designed to be multiturn for fine-tuning settings in electronic equipment.

Synonyms

multicycle
vsmultiturn
  • Specialized
6.9

Happening over more than one cycle in a computer or machine

is used for mechanical and electronic devices rather than processes

Surface Forms

multiturn positive

Morphology

multiturn = turn (transparent) = multi + turn

The meaning is directly compositional: 'multi-' indicates more than one and 'turn' refers to a rotation or cycle.

Etymology

Multiturn joins multi- meaning 'many' and turn meaning 'to turn'. So it describes something that works over more than one full turn, like a dial you must turn several times for finer control.