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n-tier

UK/ˈɛn ˈtɪə/US/ˈɛn ˈtɪɚ/

n-tier adjective: synonym of multitier.

Adjective

n-tier (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of multitier.
    Synonyms:
    multitier

Synonyms of n-tier

Origin of n-tier

From n (“arbitrary natural number”) + tier (“range, layer”).

Questions about n-tier

What does n-tier mean?
N-tier means synonym of multitier.
What part of speech is n-tier?
N-tier is an adjective.
How do you pronounce n-tier?
N-tier is pronounced /ˈɛn ˈtɪə/ (UK).

Words near n-tier in the dictionary

  1. n-spheres
  2. N-terminal
  3. N-terminals
  4. N-termini
  5. N-terminus
  6. n-tier
  7. N-tower
  8. N-towers
  9. n-tuple
  10. n-tuples
  11. n-type

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