Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multitier

/ˌmʌl.tiˈtɪɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-ti-er
IPA: /ˌmʌl.tiˈtɪɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having many tiers; multitiered.

adj

Of or relating to a client–server architecture in which presentation, application processing, and data management functions are physically separated.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English tier English multitier From multi- + tier (“range, layer, rank”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmʌl.tiˈtɪɚ/
British English: /ˌmʌl.tiˈtɪə/

Inflected Forms

multi-tier (alternative)

Synonyms

n-tier

Questions

How do you pronounce multitier?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmʌl.tiˈtɪɚ/.
What does multitier mean?: Having many tiers; multitiered.
Where does multitier come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English tier English multitier From multi- + tier (“range, layer, rank”).

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