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multi-start

multi-start adjective: describing a multiple spiral that starts at the origin and divides the plane into multiple regions.

Adjective

multi-start (not comparable)

  1. Describing a multiple spiral that starts at the origin and divides the plane into multiple regions
  2. Describing a construction of multiple helices that wrap around the same cylinder; if infinite, would divide the surface of the cylinder into multiple regions

Forms of multi-start

alternative formn-start

Origin of multi-start

From multi- + start.

Questions about multi-start

What does multi-start mean?
Multi-start means describing a multiple spiral that starts at the origin and divides the plane into multiple regions.
What part of speech is multi-start?
Multi-start is an adjective.

Words near multi-start in the dictionary

  1. multi-specialty
  2. multi-speed Europe
  3. multi-sport
  4. multi-stained
  5. multi-stakeholder
  6. multi-start
  7. multi-storey
  8. multi-storeys
  9. multi-stories
  10. multi-story
  11. multi-strain

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