multistage

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adjective

Having more than one step or phase.

“The multistage rocket dropped off its first stage successfully rather than carrying the extra weight higher.”

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

adjective
  1. Having more than one step or phase.
  2. aerospaceComposed of multiple detachable parts.

    The multistage rocket dropped off its first stage successfully rather than carrying the extra weight higher.

Origin

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

From multi- + stage.

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Translations

Bulgarian многостепенен
  • многостепенен (mnogostepenen)having more than one step or phase
French multiétage
  • multiétageastronautics: of a rocket with detachable parts
German mehrstufig
  • mehrstufigastronautics: of a rocket with detachable parts
Polish wielostopniowy
  • wielostopniowyhaving more than one step or phase
Russian многоэта́пный, многоступе́нчатый
  • многоэта́пный (mnogoetápnyj)having more than one step or phase
  • многоступе́нчатый (mnogostupénčatyj)astronautics: of a rocket with detachable parts
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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