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determinate
[ adjective dih-tur-muh-nit; verb dih-tur-muh-neyt ]
adjective
- having defined limits; definite.
- settled; positive.
- conclusive; final.
- Botany. (of an inflorescence) having the primary and each secondary axis ending in a flower or bud, thus preventing further elongation.
- Engineering.
- (of a structure) able to be analyzed completely by means of the principles of statics.
- (of a member of a structure) subject only to definite, known stresses.
- (of a stress) able to be determined through the principles of statics.
verb (used with object)
- to make certain of.
- to identify.
determinate
/ ɪˈɜːɪɪ /
adjective
- definitely limited, defined, or fixed; distinct
- a less common word for determined
- able to be predicted or deduced
- (of an effect) obeying the law of causality
- botany (of an inflorescence) having the main and branch stems ending in flowers and unable to grow further; cymose
- (of a structure, stress, etc) able to be fully analysed or determined
determinate
/ ĭ-û′ə-ĭ /
- Precisely determined, limited, or defined.
- Not continuing to grow at an apical meristem. In the cyme, a determinate inflorescence, for example, the first floret develops at the end of the meristem, and no further elongation of the inflorescence can occur.
Derived Forms
- ˈٱԲٱԱ, noun
- ˈٱԲٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٱm·Բٱ· adverb
- ·ٱm·Բٱ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of determinate1
Example Sentences
Scotland's prisons currently house 2,037 prisoners serving determinate sentences of four to 10 years, and 465 on sentences of 10 years or more.
We are every single day in this country releasing people through determinate sentencing.
From Tuesday, prisoners on “standard determinate sentences” will be automatically released after they have served 40% of their sentence.
Jones was given an extended determinate sentence, where an offender receives a fixed jail term and an extended period on licence after their release.
Determinate tomatoes: McKeever makes the case for determinate tomatoes, which are tomatoes that stay bushy instead of vining out and have a more set production, as these have more compact root systems.
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