multiply 
fold- see </'</<'-<. J I. Inm*. 1. To make multiramose (mnl-ti-ra'm6s),n. [< I- </>*. 
manifold; increase, in number or quantity; many, + ramiis, branch: see ramose.] 
make more by natural generation or reproduc- many branches. 
by accumulation, mldition, or repe- multiramoUS (mnl-ti-ra 
' 
ra'mus), a. Same as m ul- 
tiriiiitii.tr. 
multisaccate (mul-ti-sak'at), o. [<L. multus, 
many, 4- sacrus, a sac: see saccate.] Having 
titio'u: as, to mnl/i/i/i/ nion or horses; to mi- 
/illl c-vils. 
That (lod for has grace gonre grayn nmiteplir. 
Piers Plmeman, p. 13ft. (Richardton.) 
I will harden I'haraoh'B heart, and multiply my signs multiscient (mul-tish'ent), a. [< L. multux, 
and my wonders, in the land of Egypt. Ex. vil. 3. many, 4- xrieng (scient-), ppr. of .icin; know : see 
Therefore doth Job open his mouth In vain ; he multi- 
plieth word* without knowledge. Job xxxv. 16. 
manv SUCK. 
MvVV.'] Knowing many things; having much 
learning. 
W'hen they arc come to the bottome, another Caueprea- multisciOUSt (mul-tish'iis), rt. [< L. miilli- 
i-ntly presents It sclfe, which torrilleth those that enter 
multivocal 
It in a fault In a innliiiinlr <.f preachers that they ut- 
terly neglect method in their harangues. H attt. 
3. A crowd or throng; a gathering or collec- 
tion of people. According to some ancient legal au- 
llinritiri., it ri-quin-d at least ten to make a multitude. 
The multitude, the populace, or the mass of men with- 
out reference to an assemblage. 
The hasty multitude 
Admiring enter'd ; and the work some praise, 
And some the architect. Milton, P. L., L 730. 
That great enemy of reason, virtue, and religion, the 
MM* Sir T. Browne, Rellgio Medici, II. 1. 
= 8yn. Multitude, Throng, Cimed, swarm, mas, host, le- 
gion. A multitude, however great, may be In * space 
BO large as to give each one ample room ; a throng or a 
croud is generally smaller than a multitude, but U gath- 
ered Into a close body, a throng being a company that 
presses together or forward, and a croird carrying the cloe- 
uess to uncomfortable physical contact. 
A very subtle argument could not have been communi- 
cated to the multitude* that visited the shows. 
De Quincey, Secret Societies, I. 
We are enow, yet living In the field, 
To smother up the English in our throng*, 
If any order might be thought upon. 
Shalt., lien. V., Iv. 5. 20. 
It creases here, It crosses there, 
Thro' all that crowd confused and loud. 
_ 7 _ _ Tennytnn, Maud, xxvl. 
many series; arranged in many rows ; multifa- jnultitudinary (mul-ti-tu'di-na-ri), a, [< L. as 
rious; polystichous. if "tniiltitndiHarius, < multitudo (-din-), a multi- 
II. intrans. 1 . To grow or increase in number multiseriate (mul-ti-se'ri-at), a. Same as mul- 
or extent; extend; spread. tiserinl. 
Be fruitful and multiply. Gen. I. 22. multisillQUOUS 
The word of God grew and multiplied. Acts xii. 24. 
,,.,.,, knowing much, < multuK, much, 4- xciux, 
Having variety of 
, Tears of Amaryllis. 
2. In arith., to perform the operation of multi- 
plication upon. See iiiultiiilirittion, 2. 3f. To 
increase (the precious metals) by alchemical 
means. See multiplication, 3. 
An impostor that had like to have Impos'd upon us a 
pretended secret of i '"-'' '* 
See the 
pp. 
[< . i- 
secare, cut.] Having many 
:ool. and bot., having many septa, dissepiments, 
or partitions: as, multiseptate spores. 
l-ti-se'ri-al), o. [< L. muliim, 
series: see serial.] Having 
Multiplying camera, gearing, glass, etc. 
nouns. 
= Sp. multisilicuoso, < L. mullitu, 
many, 4- siliqua, siliqua: see siliquous.] Hav- 
ing many poas or seed-vessels. 
multisonous (mul-tis'6-mis), a. [= Pg. multi- 
2. In arith., to perform the process of roulti- sm|() < L MM ; to(OMM , i loud-sounding, < multus, 
plication.^ See. multiplication^ I. df. i muen , 4- sonus, sound.] Having many sounds, 
or sounding much. 
multispiral (mul-ti-spi'ral), o. [< L. multus, 
many, 4- spira, spire: "see spiral.] Having 
many turns or whorls: applied in conchology 
tude : see multitude.] Multitudinous; manifold. 
[Rare.] 
[= * multitudinous (mul-ti-tu'di-nus), a. [< L. as 
As dangers and difficulties multiplied, she multiplied 
resources to meet them. Prescott, Kerd. and Isa,, U. 16. 
., to perl ,_- 
See. imtftipMoattoit, 2. 3f. To in- 
crease gold or silver by alchemical means. 
Whoso that listeth outen his folye, 
Lat him come forth, and lerne multiplye. 
Chaucer, Prol. to Canon's Yeoman's Tale, L 282. 
multiplying-lens (mul'ti-pli-ing-lenz), . 
leu*. 
See ( a ) to spiral univalve shells of many whorls, and 
(b) to opercula of many concentric rings. 
multiplying-machine (mul ' ti - pli - ing - ma - nraltistaminate (mul-ti-stam'i-nat), a. [< L. 
shell'), . A form of calculating-machine. multus, many, 4- stamen, the thread of a warp 
multiplying-wheel (mul'ti-pli-ing-hwel), . (NL. stamen): see staminate.] In hot., bearing 
A wheel which increases the number of move- many stamens. 
ments in machinery. multistriate (mul-ti-stri'at), a. [< L. multus, 
multipolar (mul-ti-po'lar), a. and n. [< L. man y, 4- stria, a streak: see striate.] Having 
multuit, many, 4- j>olus, pole: see polar.] I. a. many stria), streaks, or stripes. 
Having many poles, as a nerve-cell or a dyna- multisulcate (mul-ti-sul'kat), a. 
mo : opposed to unipolar, bipolar. See cut un- 
der cell, 5 Multipolar dynamo, a dynamo in which 
if * multitudinosus, < multitudo (-din-), a multi- 
tude: see multitude.] 1. Consisting of a mul- 
titude or great number. 
Multitudinous echoes awoke and died In the distance. 
LimijfrWnr, Evangeline, II. -'. 
2. Of vast extent or number, or of manifold di- 
versity; vast in number or variety, or in both. 
My hand will rather 
The multitudinous seas incarnadine, 
Making the green one red. 
Shalt., Macbeth, II. 2. 62. 
One might with equal wisdom seek to whistle the vague 
multitudinous hum of a forest. 
E. Gurney, Nineteenth Century, LXXI. 446. 
3f. Of or pertaining to the multitude. 
At once pluck out 
The multitudinout tongue ; let them not lick 
The sweet which is their poison. 
Shalt., Cor., 111. 1. 166. 
multitudinously (mul-ti-tu'di-nus-H), adv. In 
than one pole is opposed to the membrane. 
II. H. An electromagnetic machine in which 
several magnetic poles are used or exist. Also 
called multiple pole. 
multipotent (mul -tip '6- tent), a. [< L. >w/- 
tipoten(t-)s, very powerful', < multus, much, 
man 
many 
see syllable.] 
polysvllable. 
multitentaculate (mul'ti-ten-tak'u-lat), a. [< 
L- multus, many, + NL. tentaculum, tentacle: 
, see tentaculate.] Having many tentacles. 
+ poten(t-)s, powerful: see potent.] Having multititular (mul-ti-tit'u-lar), o. [< L. mul- 
manifold power, or power to do many things, tus, many, + titulits, title: see titular.] Hav- 
ing many titles. 
[Rare.] 
By Jove multipotent, 
Thou ahonldat not bear from me a Greeklsh member 
Wherein my sword had not impressure made 
Of our rank feud. Shak., T. and C., iv. 5. 129. 
multipresence (mul-ti-prez'ens), n. [< multi- 
l>rrnfn(t) + -ce. Cf. presence.] The power or act 
of being present in many places at once, or in 
more places than one at the same time. 
This sleeveless tale of transubstantiation was surely 
brought Into the world, and upon the stage, by that other 
fable of the MuUipreneitce of Christ's Body. 
Bp. Hall, No Peace with Rome, I. Ui. 3. 
The mediaeval schoolmen and modern Roman divines 
ascribe omnipresence only to the divine nature and per- 
son of Christ, unipresence to his human body in heaven, 
and a miraculous mult ipre settee to his body and blood in 
the sacrament of the altar. 
Scha/, Christ and Christianity, p. 75. 
multipresent (mul-ti-prez'ent), a. [< L. mul- 
tux, many, + )irir.*rii(t-)s, present: see present, 
a.] Being present in more places than one; 
having the property or power of multipresence. 
multiradiate (mul-ti-ra'di-at), a. [< L. iinil- 
litu, many, 4- radius, ray: see radiate, a.] 
Having many rays ; pplyactinal. 
multiradicate (mul-ti-rad'i-kat), a. [< LL. 
iiiultiriiilij: (-radic-), many-rooted (< L. niiiltii", 
manv, 4- radir (mdic-), a root): see radicate.] 
Having many roots. 
multiramified (mul-ti-ram'i-fid),. [<L. >nnl- 
tu.<, many. 4- rtiunix, a branch, 4- facere, make: 
see ramify.] Much-branched; having many 
branches. 
The HeadliuiL's il.iiin to lie not less genuine derivatives 
from the antique bnnoh "f C:lw:illader than any of the 
last-named inuttiramitied families. 
Pfaeoek, Headlong Hall, I 
[<L. multus, a multitudinous manner; in great number or 
many, 4- sulcus, furrow: see sulcate.] Having with great variety. 
many sulci or furrows; much-furrowed. multitudinousness (mul-ti-tu'di-nus-nes), . 
Tt. molli- The character or state of being multitudinous. 
rufx, niaii\ , T yyuuvu, syllable: its [nature's] multitudinmignttt is commanded by a Ben- 
A word of many syllables; a ate of powers. J. Martineau, Materialism, p. 151. 
multivagantt (mul-tiv'a-gant), a. [< L. mul- 
tus, much, 4- vagan(t-)s, ppr. of t-agari, wander: 
see vagrant.] Same as multiragous. 
multivagoust (mul-tiv'a-gus), a. [< L. multira- 
gus, that wanders about much, < multus, much, 
4- vagus, wandering, strolling: seerague.] Wan- 
dering much. Bailey. 
multituberculate (mul'ti-tu-ber'ku-lat), a. [< multivalence (mul-tiv'a-lens), . [< multini- 
L. multus, many, 4- tubercuhim, a small sweU- ien(t) + -ce.] The property of being multiva- 
ing, tubercle : see tuberculate.] Having many i en t. 
tubercles, as teeth. Micros. Science, XXIX. i. 20. multivalent (mul-tiv'a-lent), a. [< L. multus, 
multituberculated (mul'ti-tu-b^r'ku-la-ted), many, 4- valen (t-)s, ppr. of ralere, be strong. Cf. 
<i. Same as multituberculate. W. H. Flower, equivalent.] In chem., equivalent in combining 
Encyc. Brit., XV. 376. or displacing power to a number of hydrogen 
multitubular (mul-ti-tu'bu-lar), a. [< L. mul- or other monad atoms. 
tun, many, 4- tubulus, a tube: see tubular.] multivalve (mul'ti-valv), n. and n. [=F. mul- 
Having many tubes: as, a multitubular boiler, ftratof , < L. multus, many, 4- ralva, door: see 
multitude (mul'ti-tud), n. [< F. multitude = 
Sp. multitud = Pg. multitude, multidSo = It. 
niultititdine, moltitudine, < L. multitudo (-din-), a - -, 
- to the acorn-shells or cirripeds of the family Balamd^ 
or Lepadida, once supposed to be mollusks. Also mtdti 
valvular. 
_ . II. n. A multivalve zoological shell. 
orig. pp. of alere, nourish, grow : see altitude, Multivalvia (mul-ti-val'vi-S), n. pi. [NL., < 
old).] 1. The character of being many; nu- L. multus, many, 4- valva, door: BBemultiraln:] 
merousness; also, a great number regarded in Linnsaus's system of classification, a divi- 
collectively or as congregated together. Aquinas gion of his Testacea, including his genera Chi- 
and others distinguish transcendental and material mul- f on an( j Lepag. 
titude; but it is difficult t<i attach any definite conception __n.{ TT ,,-| m ,i,,_ / m ,,i ti voi'A ISi-^ n S-mn--,^ 
to transcendental multitude, which is the opposite of trail- mUltlValVUlar (mnl-tl-val VU-lto), a. , 
scendental unity. Material multitude is the multitude of midlinilrr. 
individuals of the same species, an expression which sup- jjmltiversant (mul-tl-ver sant), a. | ( L. ;(- 
great number, a multitude, a crowd, in gram, 
the plural number, < multus, OL. moltus, much, 
many, appar. orig. a pp. (cf. altus, high, deep, 
,. . , 
valve.] I. a. Having many valves. Formerly spe- 
cifically applied (a) among molluska, to the coat-of-mail 
shells, chitons or Chitonido? ; and (&) among crustaceans, 
poses matter to be the principle of individuatlon. 
And whiles they sought to flye out of the Citie, they 
wedged themselues with multitude so fast in the gate 
(which was furthest from the enemle) and the streetes ad- 
ioyiiing, as that three rankes walked one vpon the others 
heads. Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 420. 
Armed freemen scattered over a wide area are deterred 
from attending the periodic assemblies by cost of travel, 
by ens! of time, by danger, and also by the experience 
th;it multitude* of men unprepared and unorganised are 
helpless in presence of an organized few. 
//. Sprncer, Prin. of Sociol., { 49B. 
2. A great number, indefinitely. 
tus, many, 4- versan(t-)s, ppr. of versare, turn 
about, infcens. of vertere, turn: see verse. Cf. 
foiirersant.] Turning into many shapes; as- 
suming many forms ; protean. 
multivious (mul-tiv'i-us), a. [< L. multirius, 
having many ways, < multHS, many, 4- via, 
way.] Having many ways or roads. [Rare.] 
multivocal (mul-tiv'o-kal), o. and n. [< L. 
multus, much, many, + cor (roc-), voice: see 
rocal.] I. a. Ambiguous; equivocal. 
An ambiguous or multivocal word. Coleridge, 
