multimode

adjective

mul·​ti·​mode ˌməl-tē-ˈmōd How to pronounce multimode (audio)
-ˌtī-
: having or involving more than one mode
a multimode camera
a car with multimode traction control

Examples of multimode in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, Ethernet transmission with gigabit-per-second speeds requires special conditioning of multimode fiber to reach 550 meters, and Ethernet that delivers 10 Gbps is limited to even shorter distances. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2019 In the early days of fiber optics, engineers accepted the limited bandwidth of multimode fibers as a tradeoff because their larger cores greatly reduced the light lost at the many connections in local networks. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2019 This car jump starter is UL listed, with a multimode LED flashlight and multiple USB charging options for electronics. Cnet, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2021 Some experts suggest the ideal way in the near term is for multimode trains. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multimode was in 1903

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“Multimode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multimode. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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