英语词汇“initializing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

initial /i-nishˈl/

adjective

Beginning

Of, at, or serving as the beginning

Original

noun

The letter beginning a word, esp a name

transitive verb

initˈialling

N American

initˈialing

initˈialled

N American

initˈialed

To put the initials of one's name to, esp when acknowledging or agreeing to something

ORIGIN: L initiālis, from initium a beginning, from inīre, initum, from in into, and īre, itum to go

initˈialism noun

An abbreviation in which each letter is pronounced separately

An acronym (N American)

initializaˈtion or initialisaˈtion noun

initˈialize or initˈialise transitive verb

initˈially adverb

initial cell noun (botany)

A cell that remains meristematic and gives rise to many daughter cells from which permanent tissues are formed

initial public offering noun

A sale of new shares in a company on a stock exchange (abbrev IPO)

Initial Teaching Alphabet noun

A 44-character alphabet in which each character corresponds to a single sound or phoneme of English, sometimes used in the teaching of reading