multicenter

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adjective

Of or pertaining to multiple centers.

“A multicenter study was carried out.”

Opposite
monocenter
OriginEnglish center ← Middle English center ← Middle French centre →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivemulticenter (not comparable)

alternative multicentre · alternative multi-center · alternative multi-centre

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to multiple centers.

    Antonyms: monocenter

    1. not comparablemedicineDescribing a trial (of a drug or procedure) that is held at more than one clinic or research center.

      A multicenter study was carried out.

      Antonyms: monocenter

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to multiple centers.

Opposite
monocenter

adjectiveDescribing a trial (of a drug or procedure) that is held at more than one clinic or research center.

Opposite
monocenter

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  11. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  12. Latincentrum
  13. Middle Frenchcentre
  14. Middle Englishcenter
  15. Englishcenter
  16. Englishmulticenter

From multi- + center.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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