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.

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.

Nearby words

deteriorate, deterioration, determinable, determinacy, determinant, determinate, determination, determinative, determinator, determine, determined

Origin of determinate

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

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for determinated

He was just as pushing and determinated and persisting in his work as though he was taking orders for enlarging crayon portraits.
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British Dictionary definitions for determinated

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

determinately, adverbdeterminateness, noun

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Science definitions for determinated

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.