multiplier

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mul′tə plī′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mul•ti•pli•er /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person or thing that multiplies.
  2. a number by which another is multiplied.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mul•ti•pli•er  (mul′tə plī′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that multiplies.
  2. [Arith.]a number by which another is multiplied.
  3. Physicsa device for intensifying some effect.
  • 1425–75; late Middle English; see multiply, -er1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
multiplier / ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə/
  1. a person or thing that multiplies
  2. the number by which another number, the multiplicand, is multiplied
    See also multiplicand
  3. any device or instrument, such as a photomultiplier, for increasing an effect
  4. the ratio of the total change in income (resulting from successive rounds of spending) to an initial autonomous change in expenditure
'multiplier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
by - electron multiplier - multi-ply - multiplicand - multiply - photomultiplier

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