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Definitions for: Definite
[adj] known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"
[adj] precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"
Webster (1913) Definition: Def"i*nite, a. [L. definitis, p. p. of definire: cf.
F. d['e]fini. See Define.]
1. Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or
greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a
definite measure; a definite period or interval.
Elements combine in definite proportions. --Whewell.
2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate;
certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite
word, term, or expression.
3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] --Shak.
4. Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as,
the definite article.
Definite article (Gram.), the article the, which is used to
designate a particular person or thing, or a particular
class of persons or things; -- also called a definitive.
See Definitive, n. -
Definite inflorescence. (Bot.) See {Determinate
inflorescence}, under Determinate.
Law of definite proportions (Chem.), the essential law of
chemical combination that every definite compound always
contains the same elements in the same proportions by
weight; and, if two or more elements form more than one
compound with each other, the relative proportions of each
are fixed. Compare Law of multiple proportions, under
Multiple.
Def"i*nite, n.
A thing defined or determined. [Obs.]
Synonyms: certain(a), certain(p), decided, decisive, defined, distinct, formed, settled
Antonyms: indefinite
See Also: clear, explicit, expressed
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