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Conterminable
Conterminable Con*ter"mi*na*ble, a.
Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or
place; conterminous.
Love and life not conterminable. --Sir H.
Wotton.
Conterminal
Conterminal Con*ter"mi*nal, a. [LL. conterminalis.]
Conterminous.
Conterminant
Conterminant Con*ter"mi*nant, a.
Having the same limits; ending at the same time;
conterminous. --Lamb.
Conterminate
Conterminate Con*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. conterminare to border
upon, fr. conterminus conterminous; con- + terminus border.]
Having the same bounds; conterminous. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
ConterminousConterminous Con*ter"mi*nous, a. [L. conterminus. Cf.
Conterminous.]
Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon;
contiguous.
This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to
the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. --Sir M.
Hale. CoterminousCoterminous Co*ter"mi*nous (k?-t?r"m?-n?s), a. [Cf.
Conterminous.]
Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with. Countermine
Countermine Coun"ter*mine` (koun"t[~e]r*m[imac]n`), n.
[Counter- + mine underground gallery: cf. F. contermine.]
1. (Mil.) An underground gallery excavated to intercept and
destroy the mining of an enemy.
2. A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project
is defeated.
Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine
against contempt but terror. --Sir P.
Sidney.
CountermineCountermine Coun`ter*mine" (koun`t[~e]r*m[imac]n"), v. t. [Cf.
F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. Countermined; p. pr. & vb.
n. Countermining.]
1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept
with a countermine.
2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures. CounterminedCountermine Coun`ter*mine" (koun`t[~e]r*m[imac]n"), v. t. [Cf.
F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. Countermined; p. pr. & vb.
n. Countermining.]
1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept
with a countermine.
2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures. CounterminingCountermine Coun`ter*mine" (koun`t[~e]r*m[imac]n"), v. t. [Cf.
F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. Countermined; p. pr. & vb.
n. Countermining.]
1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept
with a countermine.
2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures. Determinability
Determinability De*ter`mi*na*bil"i*ty, n.
The quality of being determinable; determinableness.
--Coleridge.
DeterminableDeterminable De*ter"mi*na*ble, a. [L. determinabilis finite.
See Determine, v. t.]
Capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, decided
upon, or brought to a conclusion.
Not wholly determinable from the grammatical use of the
words. --South. Determinableness
Determinableness De*ter"mi*na*ble*ness, n.
Capability of being determined; determinability.
Determinacy
Determinacy De*ter"mi*na*cy, n.
Determinateness. [R.]
DeterminateDeterminate De*ter"mi*nate, v. t.
To bring to an end; to determine. See Determine. [Obs.]
The sly, slow hours shall not determinate The dateless
limit of thy dear exile. --Shak. DeterminateDeterminate De*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of
determinare. See Determine.]
1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed;
established; definite.
Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.
--Dryden.
2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.
--Acts ii. 23.
3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]
My determinate voyage. --Shak.
4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]
More determinate to do than skillful how to do.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), that in which the
flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which
puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal
inflorescence.
Determinate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of a
limited number of solutions.
Determinate quantities, Determinate equations (Math.),
those that are finite in the number of values or
solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem
or equation determine the number. Determinate equationsDeterminate De*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of
determinare. See Determine.]
1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed;
established; definite.
Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.
--Dryden.
2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.
--Acts ii. 23.
3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]
My determinate voyage. --Shak.
4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]
More determinate to do than skillful how to do.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), that in which the
flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which
puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal
inflorescence.
Determinate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of a
limited number of solutions.
Determinate quantities, Determinate equations (Math.),
those that are finite in the number of values or
solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem
or equation determine the number. Determinate inflorescenceDeterminate De*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of
determinare. See Determine.]
1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed;
established; definite.
Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.
--Dryden.
2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.
--Acts ii. 23.
3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]
My determinate voyage. --Shak.
4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]
More determinate to do than skillful how to do.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), that in which the
flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which
puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal
inflorescence.
Determinate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of a
limited number of solutions.
Determinate quantities, Determinate equations (Math.),
those that are finite in the number of values or
solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem
or equation determine the number. Determinate problemDeterminate De*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of
determinare. See Determine.]
1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed;
established; definite.
Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.
--Dryden.
2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.
--Acts ii. 23.
3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]
My determinate voyage. --Shak.
4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]
More determinate to do than skillful how to do.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), that in which the
flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which
puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal
inflorescence.
Determinate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of a
limited number of solutions.
Determinate quantities, Determinate equations (Math.),
those that are finite in the number of values or
solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem
or equation determine the number. Determinate quantitiesDeterminate De*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of
determinare. See Determine.]
1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed;
established; definite.
Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.
--Dryden.
2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.
The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.
--Acts ii. 23.
3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]
My determinate voyage. --Shak.
4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]
More determinate to do than skillful how to do.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
Determinate inflorescence (Bot.), that in which the
flowering commences with the terminal bud of a stem, which
puts a limit to its growth; -- also called centrifugal
inflorescence.
Determinate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of a
limited number of solutions.
Determinate quantities, Determinate equations (Math.),
those that are finite in the number of values or
solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem
or equation determine the number. Determinately
Determinately De*ter"mi*nate*ly, adv.
1. In a determinate manner; definitely; ascertainably.
The principles of religion are already either
determinately true or false, before you think of
them. --Tillotson.
2. Resolutely; unchangeably.
Being determinately . . . bent to marry. --Sir P.
Sidney.
Determinateness
Determinateness De*ter"mi*nate*ness, n.
State of being determinate.
Determinative
Determinative De*ter"mi*na*tive, n.
That which serves to determine.
Explanatory determinatives . . . were placed after
words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an
aid to the reader in determining the meaning. --I.
Taylor (The
Alphabet).
Determinator
Determinator De*ter"mi*na`tor, n. [L.]
One who determines. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
Determine
Determine De*ter"mine, v. i.
1. To come to an end; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]
He who has vented a pernicious doctrine or published
an ill book must know that his life determine not
together. --South.
Estates may determine on future contingencies.
--Blackstone.
2. To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often
with on. ``Determine on some course.' --Shak.
He shall pay as the judges determine. --Ex. xxi. 22.
Determined
Determined De*ter"mined, a.
Decided; resolute. ``Adetermined foe.' --Sparks.
Determinedly
Determinedly De*ter"min*ed*ly, adv.
In a determined manner; with determination.
Determiner
Determiner De*ter"min*er, n.
One who, or that which, determines or decides.
Determinism
Determinism De*ter"min*ism, n. (Metaph.)
The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and
invincibly determined by motives.
Its superior suitability to produce courage, as
contrasted with scientific physical determinism, is
obvious. --F. P. Cobbe.
Determinist
Determinist De*ter"min*ist, n. (Metaph.)
One who believes in determinism. Also adj.; as, determinist
theories.
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