determinate

[ adjective dih-tur-muh-nit; verb dih-tur-muh-neyt ]

/ adjective dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt; verb dɪˈtɜr məˌneɪt /

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adjective

having defined limits; definite.

settled; positive.

conclusive; final.

resolute.

Botany. (of an inflorescence) having the primary and each secondary axis ending in a flower or bud, thus preventing further elongation.

Engineering.

(of a structure) able to be analyzed completely by means of the principles of statics.
(of a member of a structure) subject only to definite, known stresses.
(of a stress) able to be determined through the principles of statics.

verb (used with object), de·ter·mi·nat·ed, de·ter·mi·nat·ing.

to make certain of.

to identify.

Origin of determinate

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin dēterminātus, past participle of dētermināre.See determine, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM determinate

de·ter·mi·nate·ly, adverbde·ter·mi·nate·ness, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for determinate

He was just as pushing and determinated and persisting in his work as though he was taking orders for enlarging crayon portraits.
Ladies and Gentlemen |Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for determinate

determinate

/ (dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt) /

adjective

definitely limited, defined, or fixed; distinct

a less common word for determined

able to be predicted or deduced
(of an effect) obeying the law of causality

botany (of an inflorescence) having the main and branch stems ending in flowers and unable to grow further; cymose

(of a structure, stress, etc) able to be fully analysed or determined

Derived forms of determinate

determinately, adverbdeterminateness, noun

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Scientific definitions for determinate

determinate

[ dĭ-tûr′mə-nĭt ]

Precisely determined, limited, or defined.

Not continuing to grow at an apical meristem. In the cyme, a determinate inflorescence, for example, the first floret develops at the end of the meristem, and no further elongation of the inflorescence can occur.

单词	determinate
释义	determinate [ adjective dih-tur-muh-nit; verb dih-tur-muh-neyt ] / adjective dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt; verb dɪˈtɜr məˌneɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR determinate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having defined limits; definite. settled; positive. conclusive; final. resolute. Botany. (of an inflorescence) having the primary and each secondary axis ending in a flower or bud, thus preventing further elongation. Engineering. (of a structure) able to be analyzed completely by means of the principles of statics. (of a member of a structure) subject only to definite, known stresses. (of a stress) able to be determined through the principles of statics. verb (used with object), de·ter·mi·nat·ed, de·ter·mi·nat·ing. to make certain of. to identify. Origin of determinate 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin dēterminātus, past participle of dētermināre.See determine, -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM determinate de·ter·mi·nate·ly, adverbde·ter·mi·nate·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for determinate He was just as pushing and determinated and persisting in his work as though he was taking orders for enlarging crayon portraits. Ladies and Gentlemen \|Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb British Dictionary definitions for determinate determinate / (dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt) / adjective definitely limited, defined, or fixed; distinct a less common word for determined able to be predicted or deduced (of an effect) obeying the law of causality botany (of an inflorescence) having the main and branch stems ending in flowers and unable to grow further; cymose (of a structure, stress, etc) able to be fully analysed or determined Derived forms of determinate determinately, adverbdeterminateness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to determinate certain, decided, decisive, determined, determining, distinct, final, firm, fixed, intent, known, limited, settled Scientific definitions for determinate determinate [ dĭ-tûr′mə-nĭt ] Precisely determined, limited, or defined. Not continuing to grow at an apical meristem. In the cyme, a determinate inflorescence, for example, the first floret develops at the end of the meristem, and no further elongation of the inflorescence can occur. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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determinate

adjective

verb (used with object), de·ter·mi·nat·ed, de·ter·mi·nat·ing.

Origin of determinate

OTHER WORDS FROM determinate

Example sentences from the Web for determinate

British Dictionary definitions for determinate

adjective

Derived forms of determinate

Words related to determinate

Scientific definitions for determinate