multistage

About 0.51 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having more than one step or phase.
2. adjective Composed of multiple detachable parts.

   The multistage rocket dropped off its first stage successfully rather than carrying the extra weight higher.

Similar words

multiple multistepped multistaged multistep multiphasic multiphased multilevel multisegmental multisegment multisegmented

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