nnoun.cognitiona basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conductSynset:rule
Examples:- their principles of composition characterized all their works
Hypernyms:generalisation generality generalization
Inherited Hypernyms:principlegeneralizationideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:feng shuipillaryangyin
Full Hyponyms:feng shuihajjpillarpillar of islamsalatsawmshahadahyangyinzakat
nnoun.cognitiona rule or standard especially of good behaviorExamples:- a man of principle
- he will not violate his principles
Hypernyms:value
Inherited Hypernyms:principlevalueidealideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Hellenismaccounting principleaccounting standardchivalryethicjudicial doctrinejudicial principleknightlinesslegal principlemoral principlescruplevalue-systemvalue orientation
Full Hyponyms:accounting principlechartismchivalryethichellenismjus sanguinisjus solilegal principlepreemptionrelation backscruple
nnoun.cognitiona basic truth or law or assumptionExamples:- the principles of democracy
Hypernyms:law natural law
Inherited Hypernyms:principlelawconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Taobasic principlebasicsbedrockconservationdictatefundamental principlefundamentalsinsurrectionismlogicpleasure-pain principlepleasure-unpleasure principlepleasure principlereality principle
Full Hyponyms:conservationconservation of chargeconservation of energyconservation of massconservation of momentumdictatefundamentalsinsurrectionismlogicparitypleasure principlereality principlerudimentstao
nnoun.cognitiona rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex systemSynset:rule
Examples:- the principle of the conservation of mass
- the principle of jet propulsion
- the right-hand rule for inductive fields
Hypernyms:law law of nature
Inherited Hypernyms:principlelawconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Gestalt law of organizationGestalt principle of organizationGresham's LawHuygens' principle of superpositionLe Chatelier's lawLe Chatelier's principleLe Chatelier-Braun principleLe Chatelier principleNaegele's ruleOccam's RazorOckham's Razorlaw of parsimonylocalisationlocalisation of functionlocalisation principlelocalizationlocalization of functionlocalization principlemass-action principlemass-energy equivalencemass actionprinciple of equivalenceprinciple of liquid displacementprinciple of parsimonyprinciple of superpositionsuperpositionsuperposition principle
Full Hyponyms:closurecommon fategestalt law of organizationgood continuationgresham's lawlateralizationle chatelier's principlelocalization of functionmass-action principlemass-energy equivalencenaegele's ruleoccam's razorprinciple of equivalenceprinciple of liquid displacementprinciple of superpositionproximitysimilarity
nnoun.communicationrule of personal conductSynset:precept
Part Holonyms:ethic ethical code
Hypernyms:prescript rule
Inherited Hypernyms:principleruledirectionmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:caveat emptorhigher lawhypothetical imperativemoral principle
Full Hyponyms:categorical imperativecaveat emptorhigher lawhypothetical imperativemoral principle
nnoun.cognition(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)Topic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:rationale
Examples:- the rationale for capital punishment
- the principles of internal-combustion engines
Derivationally Related Form:ratiocinate
Hypernyms:explanation
Inherited Hypernyms:rationaleexplanationthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dialectics