multisite
multisite — adjective
- multisitepositive
- more multisitecomparative
- most multisitesuperlative
1. involving more than one separate physical place, especially when an organisation
involving more than one separate physical place, especially when an organisation operates across different buildings, campuses, or offices
TechNova operates a multisite network of warehouses across five major cities.
attributive use: multisite + noun
Researchers at Seoul National University conducted a multisite study in Taiwan and Brazil.
collocation: multisite study / clinical trial
A multisite university campus typically has separate libraries at each location.
After opening new branches in Germany and Japan, the Watanabe family business became multisite.
The multisite clinical trial led by Dr. Okafor enrolled patients at 15 hospitals.
- multi-location
very similar meaning, often interchangeable; slightly more common in business contexts
- distributed
broader meaning; emphasises spread across places rather than the count of sites
- single-site
direct opposite; describes an organisation based in one location
文法句型
multisite + noun (attributive)
be / become + multisite (predicative)
用法筆記
Typically used attributively before a noun (a multisite organisation, a multisite trial). The predicative use (the company became multisite) is acceptable but less common. In formal writing, a hyphen is sometimes seen (multi-site), but the solid form multisite is now standard.