determinate
[ adjective dih-tur-muh-nit; verb dih-tur-muh-neyt ]
/ adjective dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt; verb dɪˈtɜr məˌneɪt /
adjective
verb (used with object), de·ter·mi·nat·ed, de·ter·mi·nat·ing.
to make certain of.
to identify.
Words nearby determinate
deteriorate, deterioration, determinable, determinacy, determinant, determinate, determination, determinative, determinator, determine, determined
Origin of determinate
OTHER WORDS FROM determinate
de·ter·mi·nate·ly, adverbde·ter·mi·nate·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for determinating
In the animal this sense is the determinating principle of motion, but in man only the means, or the secondary cause.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume V (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonMind is the determinating principle; matter is indeterminate and indefinite.
Christianity and Greek Philosophy|Benjamin Franklin CockerBut even to-day what do we find the general reliance of the American mind in determinating this question?
Civilization the Primal Need of the Race|Alexander Crummell
British Dictionary definitions for determinating
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
determinately, adverbdeterminateness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Science definitions for determinating
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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