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Multipartite — Mul*tip ar*tite, a. [L. multipartitus multus much, many partitus divided, p. p.: cf. F. multipartite. See {Partite}.] Divided into many parts; having several parts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
multipartite — index bicameral Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 multipartite … Law dictionary
multipartite — (adj.) also multi partite, 1721, from L. multipartitus divided into many parts, from multi (see MULTI (Cf. multi )) + partitus (see PARTITION (Cf. partition)) … Etymology dictionary
multipartite — [mul΄tə pär′tīt΄] adj. [L multipartitus < multi , MULTI + pars (gen. partis), PART2] 1. divided into many parts 2. MULTILATERAL (sense 2) … English World dictionary
multipartite — multipartisme [ myltipartism ] n. m. • 1952; de multi et parti ♦ Système politique dans lequel il existe plus d un parti. ⇒ pluripartisme. Passer d un régime à parti unique au multipartisme. Adj. MULTIPARTITE . Démocratie multipartite. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Multipartite entanglement — In the case of systems composed of subsystems the definition of separable and entangled states is richer than in the bipartite case. Indeed, in the multipartite case, apart from fully separable and fully entangled states, there also exists the… … Wikipedia
Multipartite virus — A multipartite virus is a computer virus that infects and spreads in multiple ways. The term was coined to describe the first viruses that included DOS executable files and PC BIOS boot sector virus code, where both parts are viral themselves.… … Wikipedia
multipartite — adj. [L. multus, many; partitis, divided] Divided into many parts … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
multipartite — /mul ti pahr tuyt/, adj. 1. divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions. 2. multilateral (def. 2). [1715 25; < L multipartitus divided into many parts. See MULTI , PARTITE] * * * … Universalium
multipartite — adjective a) Divided into multiple parts b) Involving multiple nations; multilateral … Wiktionary
