constitutive

[ kon-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo- ]

/ ˈkɒn stɪˌtu tɪv, -ˌtyu- /

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adjective

constituent; making a thing what it is; essential.

having power to establish or enact.

Physics, Chemistry. pertaining to a molecular property determined primarily by the arrangement of atoms in the molecule rather than by their nature or number.

Origin of constitutive

First recorded in 1585–95; constitute + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM constitutive

con·sti·tu·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby constitutive

Constitution clock, Constitution mirror, Constitution of the United States, Constitution State, Constitution, United States, constitutive, constr., constrain, constrained, constraint, constrict

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Example sentences from the Web for constitutive

Meanwhile, vulnerability, risk, unpredictability, and sudden transformation are the constitutive experiences of human life.
Can Heritage Foundation Posterboy Bono Save the GOP?|James Poulos|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Criticism has similarly its three constitutive factors, rationalism, subjectivism, immanence.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith
They are a priori conditions, subjective in one sense, but objective as being universal, necessary and constitutive of experience.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
But as ideas,18 though of a type quite apart,19 they have also a constitutive application to reality.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various

To take a phrase from Professor Dewey, reason, for Spinoza, is reconstructive not constitutive.
The Philosophy of Spinoza|Baruch de Spinoza
This constitutive mode of relatedness is, however, just taken for granted.
Spencer's Philosophy of Science|C. Lloyd Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for constitutive

constitutive

/ (ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv) /

adjective

having power to enact, appoint, or establish

chem (of a physical property) determined by the arrangement of atoms in a molecule rather than by their nature

biochem (of an enzyme) formed continuously, irrespective of the cell's needs

another word for constituent (def. 1)

Derived forms of constitutive

constitutively, adverb

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单词	constitutive
释义	constitutive [ kon-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo- ] / ˈkɒn stɪˌtu tɪv, -ˌtyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR constitutive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective constituent; making a thing what it is; essential. having power to establish or enact. Physics, Chemistry. pertaining to a molecular property determined primarily by the arrangement of atoms in the molecule rather than by their nature or number. Origin of constitutive First recorded in 1585–95; constitute + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM constitutive con·sti·tu·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby constitutive Constitution clock, Constitution mirror, Constitution of the United States, Constitution State, Constitution, United States, constitutive, constr., constrain, constrained, constraint, constrict Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for constitutive Meanwhile, vulnerability, risk, unpredictability, and sudden transformation are the constitutive experiences of human life. Can Heritage Foundation Posterboy Bono Save the GOP?\|James Poulos\|March 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Criticism has similarly its three constitutive factors, rationalism, subjectivism, immanence. A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'\|Norman Kemp Smith They are a priori conditions, subjective in one sense, but objective as being universal, necessary and constitutive of experience. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5\|Various But as ideas,18 though of a type quite apart,19 they have also a constitutive application to reality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8\|Various To take a phrase from Professor Dewey, reason, for Spinoza, is reconstructive not constitutive. The Philosophy of Spinoza\|Baruch de Spinoza This constitutive mode of relatedness is, however, just taken for granted. Spencer's Philosophy of Science\|C. Lloyd Morgan British Dictionary definitions for constitutive constitutive / (ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv) / adjective having power to enact, appoint, or establish chem (of a physical property) determined by the arrangement of atoms in a molecule rather than by their nature biochem (of an enzyme) formed continuously, irrespective of the cell's needs another word for constituent (def. 1) Derived forms of constitutive constitutively, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to constitutive basic, constitutional, fundamental, important, integral, key, main, vital
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constitutive

adjective

Origin of constitutive

OTHER WORDS FROM constitutive

Words nearby constitutive

Example sentences from the Web for constitutive

British Dictionary definitions for constitutive

adjective

Derived forms of constitutive

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