English Reference

Word

multimodal

Phoneticsmul·ti·modal

Definition

adj. Able to work with more than one kind of input at once, like text and pictures together.

adj. Capable of processing and integrating multiple types of information, such as text, images, audio, and video, within a single model.

Examples

“Multimodal AI can analyze text alongside images.”

“The assistant uses a multimodal model to understand photographs and questions.”

Examples

simple

“Multimodal AI can analyze text alongside images.”

contextual

“The assistant uses a multimodal model to understand photographs and questions.”

Real-World Examples

“Others have created a multimodal version of it using text, images, quotations, citations, audio, video, or other media to show how the idea is inherited, transformed, contested, and reimagined.”
JSTOR Daily · 24 Sept 2026
“Maskeliūnas notes that these multimodal approaches are already proving more effective in recognizing dogs' emotional states.”
Phys.org · 22 Sept 2026

Etymology

multi- from Latin multus "many" + modal from Latin modus "way, manner."

Original etymology written by .

Domain

Technology

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Level
C1 · Advanced
Frequency
Occasional
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