submultiple

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noun

A quantity that gives another quantity when multiplied by an integer

“A centimetre is a submultiple of a metre, being contained in it a hundred times.”

OriginEnglish multiple ← Latin sub- →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounsubmultiple (plural submultiples)

plural submultiples

  1. sciencesA quantity that gives another quantity when multiplied by an integer

    A centimetre is a submultiple of a metre, being contained in it a hundred times.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishmultiple
  5. Englishsubmultiple

From sub- + multiple.

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Translations

Irish fomhéadaí
  • fomhéadaísubmultiple
Italian sottomultiplo
  • sottomultiplosubmultiple
Portuguese submúltiplo
  • submúltiplosubmultiple
Spanish submúltiplo
  • submúltiplosubmultiple
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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