multimodal

adjective

mul·​ti·​mod·​al ˌməl-tē-ˈmō-dᵊl 

-ˌtī-

: having or involving several modes, modalities, or maxima

multimodal distributions

multimodal therapy

Examples of multimodal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Surgeons operated from a cockpit in the operating room, using an input device that provided real-time augmentation, overlays, and tactile paddles while viewing a 3D monitor fed by multimodal imaging. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025

In a discussion full of examples—new consumer behaviors, agentic search, multimodal discovery—that moment cut to the real dynamic unfolding in the market. —Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025

First, there were prompt engineers, then multimodal model designers. —Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 26 Nov. 2025

Google highlighted the model’s new Deep Think reasoning mode as a leapfrogging advance over previous Gemini and OpenAI releases, offering the technical community a tool that excels at both multimodal tasks and deeper logic challenges. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multimodal

• intermodal
• unimodal
• asphodel
• bimodal
• modal
• nodal

Medical Definition

multimodal

adjective

mul·​ti·​mo·​dal ˌməl-ti-ˈmōd-ᵊl 

: relating to, having, or utilizing more than one mode or modality (as of stimulation or treatment)

multimodal cancer therapy involving surgery, immunotherapy, and radiation