multifunctional

/ ˌmʌltɪˈfʌŋkʃənəl, ˈmʌltɪˌfʌŋkʃən /

adjective

1. having or able to perform many functions

Example Sentences

Like the bodegas of New York, they have become part of the fabric of contemporary urban life, multifunctional spaces that can be restaurants or coffee shops or bars with microwaves and outdoor seating.

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Designed based on perching birds like ravens and crows that frequently switch between air and land, the multifunctional robotic legs allow it to take off autonomously in environments previously inaccessible to winged drones.

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On a recent visit, shoppers admired medieval astrolabes — multifunctional handheld star-based machines that were used by astronomers to determine things like time and latitude — and other astronomical manuscripts in “Lumen: the Art and Science of Light,” a temporary exhibition about early astronomers’ explorations into figuring out how light works.

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Packaged into a dog whistle, those negative associations make it a "multifunctional term" that can be doled out in a number of different contexts to do "negative work," making it a "well-suited attack" for the right, Saul said.

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SCO accompanies relatively large volume changes and can be controlled by photoinducing different responses in the multifunctional crystals.

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