adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to multiple centers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: monocenter
Standard Lemma guide
multicenter
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CMU ARPABET: M AH1 L T IY0 S EH2 N T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to multiple centers.
Describing a trial (of a drug or procedure) that is held at more than one clinic or research center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
- A multicenter study was carried out.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: monocenter
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English multicenter From multi- + center.