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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•ter•mi•nate (adj. di tûr′mə nit;v. di tûr′mə nāt′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. adj. - 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.
- Civil Engineering[Engin.]
- (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.
v.t. - to make certain of.
- to identify.
- Latin dēterminātus, past participle of dētermināre. See determine, -ate1
- Middle English 1350–1400
de•ter′mi•nate•ly, adv. de•ter′mi•nate•ness, n. |