单词 | general-purpose |
释义 | > as lemmasgeneral-purpose general-purpose adj. having a range of potential uses or functions; not specialized in design. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > having several uses flexible1643 versatile1656 polychrestical1657 pliant1665 flexile1744 general-purpose1851 polychrestic1889 multi-use1912 multi-purpose1920 adaptable1929 multifunction1934 multifunctional1934 multi-utility1985 1851 Farmer's Mag. 19 409/2 A prize of £10 at Leeds, in 1849, for light and general-purpose plough. 1894 Country Gentlemen's Catal. 230/2 Patent general purpose drill. 1937 B. H. L. Hart Europe in Arms x. 131 The plans of the General Staff were dominated by the idea of contributing a general-purpose force of three army corps to join the French field armies. 1968 L. Fox & D. F. Mayers Computing Methods for Scientists & Engineers i. 7 The Runge-Kutta method..is a useful general-purpose routine for non-linear first-order equations. 2003 Which? Aug. 24/1 Disposable alkaline batteries are a good general-purpose battery, readily available in all the popular sizes. < as lemmas |
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