| 释义 |
con·ju·gate
I. \ˈkänjə̇gə̇t, -jēg-, -jəˌgāt; usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English conjugat, from Latin conjugatus, past participle of conjugare to unite, fr com- + jugare to join, marry, from jugum yoke — more at yoke
1. : yoked or joined together especially in pairs : mated, coupled
< conjugate relationship >
: acting or operating as if joined
< conjugate foci >
: simultaneous
< conjugate deviation of the eyes >
< conjugate effect of two forces >
2. : bearing to each other a relation characterized by having certain features in common but by being opposite or inverse in some particular
< conjugate complex numbers >
< conjugate axes of a pendulum >
< conjugate foci of a lens >
3.
a. : bijugate
b. : of or relating to algae that reproduce sexually by conjugation
4. of words in the same language : having the same derivation and therefore usually some likeness in meaning
< just, justice, justly are conjugate >
5.
a. : conjugated 2
b. of acids and bases in pairs : related by the difference of a proton
< the acid NH4+ and the base NH3 are conjugate to each other >
c. : relating to layers of immiscible solutions that can exist side by side at equilibrium
6. of two leaves of a book : forming a single piece
7. : so formed that one gear will drive the other with constant relative angular speed — used of a pair of gear teeth or of gear teeth profiles; also : relating to such gear teeth or profiles
• con·ju·gate·ly adverb
• con·ju·gate·ness noun -es
II. \-jəˌgāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin conjugatus
transitive verb
1. : to give in some prescribed order the various inflectional forms of : inflect — used especially of a verb, rarely of a preposition
< conjugate the Latin verb amare >
2. : to join together : yoke, couple
3. of a chemical compound : to unite (as with the elimination of water) so that the product is easily broken down (as by hydrolysis) into the original compounds
< benzoic acid is conjugated with glycine to hippuric acid in the body >
intransitive verb
1. : to join together; specifically : to unite in marriage
2. biology : to unite in pairs:
a. : to fuse especially in conjugation
b. : to pair in synapsis
III. \like conjugate I\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin conjugatus etymologically related, past participle of conjugare to unite; in senses 2 & 4, from conjugate (I); in sense 3, from New Latin Conjugatae
1. : a word that has the same derivation as another in the same language and that therefore usually resembles it in meaning
2.
a. : conjugate axis
b. : conjugate diameter
3. : an alga of the order Zygnematales
4. chemistry : a substance that is conjugated (sense 2a)
IV. adjective
: relating to or being conjugate complex numbers
< complex roots occurring in conjugate pairs >
V. noun
1. : conjugate complex number
2. : an element of a mathematical group that is equal to a given element of the group multiplied on the right by another element and on the left by the inverse of the latter element |