multiverse
/ˈmʌltəˌvɝs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.
noun
The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.
noun
The different canons, continuities or timelines of a fictional property, considered as a whole.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of multiverse.
Example Sentences
- "Visible nature is all plasticity and indifference, a multiverse, as one might call it, and not a universe."
- "I've never gone through a place like Racine without thinking which house with the rubber-tire swing for kids and piano-practicing inside was like Stiva Lausch's, who had two daughters brought up with every refinement, including piano lessons, and how such little-speaking Odessa-bred sons had gotten on a track like this through the multiverse."
- "Our universe is a very small part of the multiverse."
- "And, it must be remembered, that in the great multiverse they were a mere scattering of seeds; seeds that must survive many elements if they were to grow."
- "I have been describing show us that the multiverse exists and that it contains many counterparts of each particle in the tangible universe. To reach the further conclusion that the multiverse is roughly partitioned into parallel universes, we must consider interference phenomena involving more than one tangible particle."
- "I can’t help feeling that in the closest arm of the multiverse, there is a version of me that is fatter and happier."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmʌltəˌvɝs/
- British English: /ˈmʌltɪˌvɜːs/