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multiplying

/ˈmʌltɪplaɪɪŋ/

/ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪɪŋ/

multiplyingnoun

Gerund: the act or process of multiplying.

Definitions

The act or process of increasing in number; multiplication.

Constant multiplying of digital files has filled up the server.

Synonyms

multiplyinggerund / present participle

/ˈmʌltɪplaɪɪŋ/

/ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪɪŋ/

Used attributively or predicatively to describe something that is undergoing multiplication.

Translations

умножающийся

The multiplying bacteria caused the infection to spread rapidly.

Умножающиеся бактерии вызвали быстрое распространение инфекции.

множащийся

The multiplying problems made the situation more complicated.

Множащиеся проблемы усложнили ситуацию.

Definitions

Increasing in number or quantity, especially rapidly.

The multiplying bacteria posed a significant health risk in the contaminated water.

Capable of causing or undergoing multiplication.

The multiplying cells in the culture dish were observed under the microscope.

Synonyms

multiplyverb

multiplying

Gerund

multiplied

Past Simple

multiplied

Past Participle

multiplying

Gerund

/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/

/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/

Translations

умножатьматем.

Children learn to multiply six by seven at school.

Дети учатся умножать шесть на семь в школе.

размножатьсябиол., перен.

The bacteria multiplied rapidly in the warm broth.

Бактерии быстро размножались в тёплом бульоне.

Additional translations

умножитьматем.; совершенный вид

Definitions

To perform the mathematical operation of multiplication, combining numbers to obtain their product.

If you multiply six by seven, you get forty-two.

To increase or cause to increase greatly in number; to proliferate or reproduce.

The bacteria multiplied rapidly in the warm broth.

Synonyms

multiply (duplicate)

multiplyadjective

Definitions

Having several parts, elements, or instances; manifold; repeated.

Topology often deals with multiply connected spaces.

multiplyadverb

Definitions

In several or many ways, or on many occasions; repeatedly; in multiple fashion.

The outcome was multiply determined by social and economic factors.