multimode
adjective
mul·ti·mode
ˌməl-tē-ˈmōd 
-ˌtī-
: having or involving more than one mode
a multimode camera
a car with multimode traction control
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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.
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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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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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“Multimode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multimode. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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