| 释义 |
in·complete
I. \|in+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English incompleet, from Late Latin incompletus, from in- in- (I) + Latin completus complete — more at complete
: lacking a part or parts or not having all parts arranged in final or functional order : unfinished, imperfected: as
a. of a flower : lacking one or more sets of floral organs — compare complete, diclinous
b. : syncategorematic
c. of a fertilizer : containing two but not all three of the fertilizing agents nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
d. of a football pass : not legally caught
II. adjective
of insect metamorphosis : having no pupal stage between the immature stages and the adult with the young insect usually resembling the adult — compare complete 1 herein |