- defining
-
/di fuy"ning/, adj.decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
defining
Look at other dictionaries:
defining — index restrictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Defining — Define De*fine , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defining}.] [OE. definer, usually, to end, to finish, F. d[ e]finir to define, L. definire to limit, define; de + finire to limit, end, finis boundary, limit, end. See {Final},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defining — adj. Defining is used with these nouns: ↑attribute, ↑characteristic, ↑feature, ↑moment, ↑trait … Collocations dictionary
defining — de•fin•ing [[t]dɪˈfaɪ nɪŋ[/t]] adj. cv decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life[/ex] … From formal English to slang
defining — nustatymas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. defining; setting vok. Bestimmung, f; Einstellung, f; Einstellwert, m rus. определение, n; установка, f pranc. définition, f; localisation, f; mise en point, f; établissement, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
Defining Dulcie (novel) — Defining Dulcie Author(s) Paul Acampora Country … Wikipedia
defining moment — dates from the 1970s and denotes an event or occasion considered with hindsight as epitomizing or determining subsequent events or circumstances. Nothing much is ever really ‘defined’ in any sense of that word, and the expression is often no more … Modern English usage
Defining equation (physics) — For common nomenclature of base quantities used in this article, see Physical quantity. For 4 vector modifications used in relativity, see Four vector. Very often defining equations are in the form of a constitutive equation, since parameters of… … Wikipedia
Defining vocabulary — A defining vocabulary is a list of words used by lexicographers to write dictionary definitions. The underlying principle goes back to Samuel Johnson s notion that words should be defined using terms less abstruse than that which is to be… … Wikipedia
Defining equation (physical chemistry) — For the detailed nature of defining equations see Physical quantity Main article: Physical chemistry In physical chemistry, there are numerous quantities associated with chemical compounds and reactions; notably in terms of amounts of substance,… … Wikipedia
