multimodal

adjective

mul·​ti·​mod·​al ˌməl-tē-ˈmō-dᵊl 

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: having or involving several modes, modalities, or maxima

multimodal distributions

multimodal therapy

Examples of multimodal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to researchers at Wuhan University, RGMP (recurrent geometric-prior multimodal policy) aims to improve grasping accuracy across a broader range of objects and enable robots to perform more complex manual tasks. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 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

DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis wants to fix that, and to use his company’s multimodal Gemini model as a sort of operating system. —Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025

The terminal operator aims to enhance the port’s capacity and capabilities with state-of-the-art container and liquid cargo-handling infrastructure, while strengthening multimodal connectivity with India’s major railways and inland infrastructure. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 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