"multimodal" meaning in English

See multimodal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more multimodal [comparative], most multimodal [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin multimodus, adapted to English using the suffix -al. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|multimodus}} Latin multimodus, {{m|en|-al}} -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} multimodal (comparative more multimodal, superlative most multimodal)
  1. Having or employing multiple modes. Synonyms: multi-modal Derived forms: multimodality Translations (having, or employing multiple modes): մուլտիմոդալ (multimodal) (Armenian), multimodální (Czech), multimodal (German), πολυτροπικός (polytropikós) (Greek), мультимода́льный (mulʹtimodálʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-multimodal-en-adj-KFRgzowC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations

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