multi-institutional

adjective

mul·​ti-in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al ˌməl-tē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce multi-institutional (audio)
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: involving, relating to, or occurring within more than one institution
multi-institutional research projects

Examples of multi-institutional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Marking the largest, multi-institutional investigation into the correlation between unusually high temperatures and pregnancy to date, researchers analyzed 53 million births across the 50 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas over 25 years from 1993 to 2017. Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 30 May 2024 In recent years, papers from researchers at scientific software company Schrödinger and a multi-institutional team have suggested that only a limited number of problems in quantum chemistry are likely to benefit from quantum speedups. IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2023 The multi-institutional effort is called Decarbonizing Chemical Manufacturing Using Sustainable Electrification, or DC-MUSE , founded at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and encompassing a number of schools and institutions. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Dec. 2023 Currently, there are two active proposals for a project like this—the European Space Agency’ Big Bang Observer (BBO) and the Japanese multi-institutional Deci-hertz Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (DECIGO). Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 2 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multi-institutional was in 1959

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“Multi-institutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-institutional. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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