单词 | determinate |
释义 | determinate —determinately, adv. —determinateness, n. adj. /di terr"meuh nit/; v. /di terr"meuh nayt'/, adj., v., determinated, determinating. adj. 1. having defined limits; definite. 2. settled; positive. 3. conclusive; final. 4. resolute. 5. Bot. (of an inflorescence) having the primary and each secondary axis ending in a flower or bud, thus preventing further elongation. 6. Engin. a. (of a structure) able to be analyzed completely by means of the principles of statics. b. (of a member of a structure) subject only to definite, known stresses. c. (of a stress) able to be determined through the principles of statics. v.t. 7. to make certain of. 8. to identify. [1350-1400; ME < L determinatus, ptp. of determinare. See DETERMINE, -ATE1] |
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