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multistages

multistages noun: multiple stages.

Noun

multistages pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Multiple stages.
    • He also developed the theory of step rockets flying aloft in multistages.2003, Abraham Resnick, They Too Influenced a Nation's History
    • The axial-flow compressors to be discussed in Chapter 7 are normally built in multistages to achieve a high pressure ratio to compete with centrifugal machines in price, size, and efficiency.2007, William W. Peng, Fundamentals of Turbomachinery, page 109

Origin of multistages

From multi- + stages.

Questions about multistages

What does multistages mean?
Multistages means multiple stages.
What part of speech is multistages?
Multistages is a noun.

Words near multistages in the dictionary

  1. multistability
  2. multistable
  3. multistack
  4. multistage
  5. multistaged
  6. multistages
  7. multistained
  8. multistakeholder
  9. multistakeholders
  10. multistall
  11. multistaminate

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