Respectively
[rɪ'spektɪvlɪ] or [rɪ'spɛktɪvli]
Definition
(adv.) in the order given; 'the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively'.
Edited by Lenore--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) As relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each; as each refers to each in order; as, let each man respectively perform his duty.
(adv.) Relatively; not absolutely.
(adv.) Partially; with respect to private views.
(adv.) With respect; regardfully.
Editor: Shelton
Examples
- It is necessary that this drawing be made in four operations; the first and second are particularly interesting, on account of their depths, which are 5-1/2 and 9-3/16 inches, respectively. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These the waggoner delivered to each of us respectively, reading the name aloud first. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The science and description of the world on which we live are called respectively Geology and Geography. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For example, in a wheel and axle of radii 20 and 4, respectively, a given weight at _P_ would balance 5 times as great a load at _W_. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Sheridan had about ten thousand cavalry with him, divided into two divisions commanded respectively by Custer and Devin. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The system inaugurated by Edison is shown by the diagram (Fig. 3), in which the carbon transmitter, the induction-coil, the line, and the distant receiver are respectively indicated. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- On Apr il 13 and April 23 (1898) respectively Mme. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Further explanation seems almost unnecessary; _l_ is a stop to prevent the elbow moving too far, and _b_ _b′_ spiral springs to keep thumb open and head forward respectively. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- To Para the distances via Magellan and via the canal are 10,852 and 5,642 miles, respectively. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They were commanded by Captains McKinzie and Casey respectively. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A magnet has two main points of attraction called respectively the north and south poles. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The iron pin and the drum were respectively connected so as to be in circuit with the transmission line and batteries. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Thomasin recognized them as belonging to Timothy Fairway and Grandfer Cantle respectively. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The transmitting and receiving drums are respectively connected to earth. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Another line was started at once from Cairo to Paducah and Smithland, at the mouths of the Tennessee and Cumberland respectively. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The stroke is 42 inches, and the diameters of the cylinders are 34?, 48, and 75 inches, respectively. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Editor: Shelton