Meanings
nounmetasearch (countable and uncountable, plural metasearches)
plural metasearches
- InternetcountableuncountablecomputingA search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines.
You can also use a metasearch site like Kayak.com to get a snapshot of available flight alternatives.
2008 June 28, Michelle Higgins, “Spate of Changes in Airline Industry Heightens the Need to Plan Ahead”, in New York Times - InternetcountableuncountablecomputingAn individual search operation of this kind.
verbmetasearch (third-person singular simple present metasearches, present participle metasearching, simple past and past participle metasearched)
present singular third person metasearches · participle present metasearching · participle past metasearched · past metasearched
- InternetcomputingTo perform a search of this kind.
Origin
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
- Englishmeta-
- Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
- Latincircus
- Late Latincircō
- Anglo-Normansercher
- Middle Englishserchen
- Englishsearch
- Englishmetasearch
Translations
Finnish metahaku, monihaku
- metahakusearch technology
- monihakusearch technology
German Metasuche
- Metasuchesearch technology
Polish multiwyszukiwarka
- multiwyszukiwarkasearch technology
Cite this entry
APA
metasearch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasearch
MLA
“metasearch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasearch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metasearch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasearch.
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