multi-start

adjective

Describing a multiple spiral that starts at the origin and divides the plane into multiple regions

OriginEnglish start ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemulti-start (not comparable)

alternative n-start

  1. not comparablemathematicsDescribing a multiple spiral that starts at the origin and divides the plane into multiple regions
  2. not comparablemathematicsDescribing a construction of multiple helices that wrap around the same cylinder; if infinite, would divide the surface of the cylinder into multiple regions

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishstart
  7. Englishmulti-start

From multi- + start.

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APA

multi-start. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-start

MLA

“multi-start.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-start. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multi-start,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-start.

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