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multimodal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having or employing multiple modes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • multimodal transport
  • multimodal AI models

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Old Latin -os Latin -us Latin multimod(us) English -al English multimodal From Latin multimod(us) + English -al.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մուլտիմոդալ (multimodal) — having, or employing multiple modes
  • Czech: multimodální — having, or employing multiple modes
  • German: multimodal — having, or employing multiple modes
  • Greek: πολυτροπικός (polytropikós) — having, or employing multiple modes
  • Russian: мультимода́льный (mulʹtimodálʹnyj) — having, or employing multiple modes