multimodal

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin multimodus, adapted to English using the suffix -al.

Adjective

multimodal

  1. Having or employing multiple modes.
    multimodal transport
    multimodal AI models
    • 2023 May 19, Matteo Wong, “ChatGPT Is Already Obsolete”, in The Atlantic‎, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 May 2023:
      The push for multimodal models is not entirely new; Google, Facebook, and others introduced automated image-captioning systems nearly a decade ago.
    • 2024 September 18, “Network News: Hitachi to unify TfW bookings”, in RAIL, number 1018, page 11:
      Over the course of the five-year partnership, Hitachi will deliver a multimodal digital booking system that will include all modes of public transport.

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Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From multi- +‎ modal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /multimoˈdal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: mul‧ti‧mo‧dal

Adjective

multimodal m or f (masculine and feminine plural multimodales)

  1. multimodal
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