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Divided into many parts; having several parts.

An insect having many feet, as a myriapod.

Having many phases; specif. (Elec.),

Having several or many planes or plane surfaces; as, a multiplane kite.

taining more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. Law of multiple proportion (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of t…

Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold. Multiplicate flower (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.

The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects. "A multiplicity of goods." South.

Having many poles; -- applied especially to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several radiating processes.

Having manifold power, or power to do many things. "Jove multipotent." Shak.

Having many rays.

Divided into many branches.

Having many branches.

Divided into many similar segments; -- said of an insect or myriapod.

Divided into many chambers by partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed.

Arranged in many rows, or series, as the scales of a pine cone, or the leaves of the houseleek.

Having many pods or seed vessels.

Having many sounds, or sounding much.

Having many streaks.

Having many furrows.

A word of many syllables; a polysyllable. [R.] -- Mul`ti*syl*lab"ic, a.