Term
[tɜːm] or [tɝm]
Definition
(noun.) any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; 'the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree'.
(noun.) a word or expression used for some particular thing; 'he learned many medical terms'.
(noun.) one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; 'the major term of a syllogism must occur twice'.
(noun.) a limited period of time; 'a prison term'; 'he left school before the end of term'.
(noun.) the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; 'a healthy baby born at full term'.
(verb.) name formally or designate with a term.
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Definition
(n.) That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.
(n.) The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of five years; the term of life.
(n.) In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms.
(n.) A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid.
(n.) A fixed period of time; a prescribed duration
(n.) The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years.
(n.) A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation.
(n.) The time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes.
(n.) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
(n.) A word or expression; specifically, one that has a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical term.
(n.) A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; -- called also terminal figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.
(n.) A member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a + b; ab or cd in ab - cd.
(n.) The menses.
(n.) Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions.
(n.) In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents.
(n.) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
(n.) To apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Limit, boundary, bound, confine, bourn, mete, terminus.[2]. Time, season, spell, space of time, period of time.[3]. Word (considered as having a definite meaning; particularly a technical word), expression, name, denomination.[4]. Member (of a syllogism, of an equation, of a fraction, of a proportion, &c.).
v. a. Designate, denominate, name, style, entitle, call, phrase, dub, christen.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Denominate, name, call, style, characterize, designate, entitle,[See{[BOBDUt]?}]
SYN:Limit, boundary, condition, time, season, period, expression, designation,word, name, article, proviso, stipulation,[See {[P~]?}]
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Definition
n. any limited period: the time for which anything lasts: the time during which the courts of law are open: certain days on which rent is paid: that by which a thought is expressed a word or expression: a condition or arrangement (gener. in pl.): (alg.) a member of a compound quantity.—v.t. to apply a term to: to name or call.—n. Term′er one who attends a court term often with the sense of a shifty rogue: one holding an estate for a term of years—also Term′or.—adj. Terminolog′ical.—adv. Terminology′ically.—n. Terminol′ogy doctrine of terms: the terms used in any art science &c.—adj. Term′less having no term or end: (Spens.) unlimited boundless.—adv. Term′ly term by term.—Be on terms with to be on friendly relations with; Bring to terms to compel to the acceptance of conditions; Come to terms to come to an agreement: to submit; Eat one's terms (see Eat); In terms of in the language peculiar to anything in modes of; Keep a term to give the regular attendance during a period of study; Major term in a syllogism that which is the predicate of the conclusion; the Minor term that which is the subject of the conclusion; Make terms to come to an agreement; Speak in terms to speak plainly; Stand upon one's terms (with) to insist upon conditions.
Typist: Patricia
Examples
- While there are several distinct parts of this device, each having its individual function, they may be considered as a whole under the general term of the escapement. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And the lips that shall refuse to pledge me to his well-earned fame, I term false and dishonoured, and will so maintain them with my life. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He has been idling all this term, and he must look forward with dread to the examination. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It's easier when you have it said and there is never any point in referring to a son of a bitch by some foreign term. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And I assure you I am quite sorry that they are going home on Tuesday, which is the day before the first day of Michaelmas Term. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It'll come on, in the settens after Term: fourteenth of Febooary, we expect; we've marked it a special jury cause, and it's only ten down the paper. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We have been speaking of life in its lowest terms--as a physical thing. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The interview here ended, I agreeing, however, to send a letter giving final terms by ten o'clock that night. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Before the invention of the art of printing, a scholar and a beggar seem to have been terms very nearly synonymous. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The terms were severe, but they left it possible for her to hope for an honourable future. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Penelope Betteredge (the only one of the women with whom I was on friendly terms) passed, and noticed what I was about. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Reduced to its barest, crudest terms, the proposition of magnetic separation is simplicity itself. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Are division and animosity your natural terms, Richard? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Then I don't understand,' pursues the Father, 'how even their living beyond their means could bring them to what has been termed a total smash. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The Ionian, he replied, and the Lydian; they are termed 'relaxed. Plato. The Republic.
- It was metal, ‘elastic metal,’ as Daniel Webster termed it, that could be wound round the finger, or tied into a knot, and which preserved its elasticity like steel. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- And so, by the dog of Egypt, we have been unconsciously purging the State, which not long ago we termed luxurious. Plato. The Republic.
- And things great and small, heavy and light, as they are termed, will not be denoted by these any more than by the opposite names? Plato. The Republic.
- These are termed bridge hooks and are for the purpose of having the cue-bridge ready of access for the players when necessary. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- What has been termed active occupation includes both play and work. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- He railed at us for our pains, terming us des ménagères avares; but we let him talk, and managed the economy of the repast our own way. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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