defining
1defining — index restrictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Defining — 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},… …
3defining — /di fuy ning/, adj. decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life. * * * …
4defining — adj. Defining is used with these nouns: ↑attribute, ↑characteristic, ↑feature, ↑moment, ↑trait …
5defining — 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] …
6defining — 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 …
7Defining Dulcie (novel) — Defining Dulcie   Author(s) Paul Acampora Country …
8defining 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 …
9Defining 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… …
10Defining 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… …
