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multi- +‎ stages

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multistages pl (plural only)

  1. Multiple stages.
    • 2003, Abraham Resnick, They Too Influenced a Nation's History:
      He also developed the theory of step rockets flying aloft in multistages.
    • 2007, William W. Peng, Fundamentals of Turbomachinery, page 109:
      The axial-flow compressors to be discussed in Chapter 7 are normally built in multistages to achieve a high pressure ratio to compete with centrifugal machines in price, size, and efficiency.