Definition of Principal. Meaning of Principal. Synonyms of Principal

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Principal. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Principal and, of course, Principal synonyms and on the right images related to the word Principal.

Definition of Principal

Principal
Principal Prin"ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See Prince.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a state; the principal productions of a country; the principal arguments in a case. Wisdom is the principal thing. --Prov. iv. 7. 2. Of or pertaining to a prince; princely. [A Latinism] [Obs.] --Spenser. Principal axis. See Axis of a curve, under Axis. Principal axes of a quadric (Geom.), three lines in which the principal planes of the solid intersect two and two, as in an ellipsoid. Principal challenge. (Law) See under Challenge. Principal plane. See Plane of projection (a), under Plane. Principal of a quadric (Geom.), three planes each of which is at right angles to the other two, and bisects all chords of the quadric perpendicular to the plane, as in an ellipsoid. Principal point (Persp.), the projection of the point of sight upon the plane of projection. Principal ray (Persp.), the line drawn through the point of sight perpendicular to the perspective plane. Principal section (Crystallog.), a plane passing through the optical axis of a crystal.

Meaning of Principal from wikipedia

- Look up prin****l or prin****lly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prin****l may refer to: Prin****l (academia), the chief executive of a university...
- Prin****l photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production...
- Vicki Ree Prin****l (born January 3, 1950), later known as Victoria Prin****l, is an American actress, producer, entrepreneur, and author, best known...
- Prin****l component analysis (PCA) is a linear dimensionality reduction technique with applications in exploratory data analysis, visualization and data...
- The Prin****l is a 1987 action thriller film starring Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr. and Rae Dawn Chong. Written by Frank Deese and directed by Christopher...
- The prin****l is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a university or college in certain parts of the Commonwealth. In the United States...
- In many countries, the term prin****l investigator (PI) refers to the holder of an independent grant and the lead researcher for the grant project, usually...
- A prin****l meridian is a meridian used for survey control in a large region. The Dominion Land Survey of Western Canada took its origin at the First...
- Prin****l axis may refer to: Prin****l axis (crystallography) Prin****l axis (mechanics) Prin****l axis theorem Aircraft prin****l axes One of the two...
- Prin****l Financial Group is an American global financial investment management and insurance company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Four segments...