The word of God grew and multiplied.
Acts xii. 24.
3. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Mul`ti*po"lar (?), a. [Multi- + polar.] (Biol.) Having many poles; --
applied especially to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several
radiating processes.
Mul*tip"o*tent (?), a. [L. multipotens; multus much + potens powerful.
See Potent.] Having manifold power, or power to do many things. "Jove
multipotent." Shak.
Mul`ti*pres"ence (?), n. The state or power of being multipresent.
The multipresence of Christ's body.
Bp. Hall.
Mul`ti*pres"ent (?), a. [Multi- + present, a.] Being, or having the
power to be, present in two or more places at once.
Mul`ti*ra"di*ate (?), a. [Multi- + radiate.] Having many rays.
Mul`ti*ram"i*fied (?), a. [Multi- + p. p. of ramify.] Divided into
many branches.
Mul`ti*ra*mose" (?), a. [Multi- + ramose.] Having many branches.
Mul*tis"cious (?), a. [L. multiscius; multus much + scius knowing, fr.
scire to know.] Having much or varied knowledge. [Obs.]
Mul"ti*sect (?), a. [Multi- + L. sectus, p. p. of secare to cut.]
(Zoöl.) Divided into many similar segments; -- said of an insect or
myriapod.
Mul`ti*sep"tate (?), a. [Multi- + septate.] (Bot.) Divided into many
chambers by partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed.
Mul`ti*se"ri*al (?), a. [Multi- + serial.] (Bot.) Arranged in many
rows, or series, as the scales of a pine cone, or the leaves of the
houseleek.
Mul`ti*sil"i*quous (?), a. [Multi- + siliquious.] (Bot.) Having many
pods or seed vessels.
Mul*tis"o*nous (?), a. [L. multisonus; multus much, many + sonus
sound.] Having many sounds, or sounding much.
Mul`ti*spi"ral (?), a. [Multi- + spiral.] (Zoöl.) Having numerous
spiral coils round a center or nucleus; -- said of the opercula of
certain shells.
Mul`ti*stri"ate (?), a. [Multi- + striate.] Having many streaks.
Mul`ti*sul"cate (?), a. [Multi- + sulcate.] Having many furrows.
Mul"ti*syl`la*ble (?), n. [Multi- + syllable.] A word of many
syllables; a polysyllable. [R.] -- Mul`ti*syl*lab"ic (#), a.
Mul`ti*tit"u*lar (?), a. [Multi- + titular.] Having many titles.
Mul`ti*tu"bu*lar (?), a. [Multi- + tubular.] Having many tubes; as, a
multitubular boiler.
Mul"ti*tude (?), n. [F. multitude, L. multitudo, multitudinis, fr.
multus much, many; of unknown origin.] 1. A great number of persons
collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an
assembly.
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on
them.
Matt. ix. 36.
2. A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; as, the
book will be read by a multitude of people; the multitude of stars; a
multitude of cares.
It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they utterly
neglect method in their harangues.