determinate
[ adjective dih-tur-muh-nit; verb dih-tur-muh-neyt ]
/ adjective dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt; verb dɪˈtɜr məˌneɪt /
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adjective
verb (used with object), de·ter·mi·nat·ed, de·ter·mi·nat·ing.
to make certain of.
to identify.
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Origin of determinate
OTHER WORDS FROM determinate
de·ter·mi·nate·ly, adverbde·ter·mi·nate·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use determinate in a sentence
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 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
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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.
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