concept
[ kon-sept ]
/ ˈkɒn sɛpt /
noun
a general notion or idea; conception.
an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct.
a directly conceived or intuited object of thought.
adjective
functioning as a prototype or model of new product or innovation: a concept car, a concept phone.
verb (used with object)
Informal.
to develop a concept of; conceive: He concepted and produced three films.
Origin of concept
1550–60; < Latin
conceptum something conceived, orig. neuter of
conceptus (past participle of
concipere), equivalent to
con-
con- +
cep- (variant stem of
-cipere, combining form of
capere to seize) +
-tus past participle ending
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH concept
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British Dictionary definitions for concept
concept
/ (ˈkɒnsɛpt) /
noun
an idea, esp an abstract idea
the concepts of biology
philosophy
a general idea or notion that corresponds to some class of entities and that consists of the characteristic or essential features of the class
philosophy
- the conjunction of all the characteristic features of something
- a theoretical construct within some theory
- a directly intuited object of thought
- the meaning of a predicate
(modifier)
(of a product, esp a car) created as an exercise to demonstrate the technical skills and imagination of the designers, and not intended for mass production or sale
Word Origin for concept
C16: from Latin
conceptum something received or conceived, from
concipere to take in,
conceive
Medical definitions for concept
concept
[ kŏn′sĕpt′ ]
n.
An abstract idea or notion.
An explanatory principle in a scientific system.
conception