determinate
[ adjective dih-tur-muh-nit; verb dih-tur-muh-neyt ]
/ adjective dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt; verb dɪˈtɜr məˌneɪt /
adjective
verb (used with object), de·ter·mi·nat·ed, de·ter·mi·nat·ing.
to make certain of.
to identify.
Origin of determinate
OTHER WORDS FROM determinate
de·ter·mi·nate·ly, adverb de·ter·mi·nate·ness, nounWords nearby determinate
deteriorate,
deterioration,
determinable,
determinacy,
determinant,
determinate,
determination,
determinative,
determinator,
determine,
determined
Example sentences from the Web for determinate
British Dictionary definitions for determinate
determinate
/ (dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪt) /
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
Derived forms of determinate
determinately, adverb determinateness, nounScientific definitions for determinate
determinate
[ dĭ-tûr′mə-nĭt ]
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.