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multichine

multichine adjective: of a hull, having multiple chines.

Adjective

multichine

  1. Of a hull, having multiple chines.

Noun

multichine (plural multichines)

  1. A hull, or vessel having this construction.

Forms of multichine

pluralmultichines

Origin of multichine

From multi- + chine.

Questions about multichine

What does multichine mean?
Multichine means of a hull, having multiple chines.
What part of speech is multichine?
Multichine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near multichine in the dictionary

  1. multichat
  2. multichemical
  3. multichiasmatic
  4. multichimera
  5. multichimeras
  6. multichine
  7. multichines
  8. multichinned
  9. multichip
  10. multichoice
  11. multichoke

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