product
[ prod-uh kt, -uhkt ]
/ ˈprɒd əkt, -ʌkt /
noun
a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
a person or thing produced by or resulting from a process, as a natural, social, or historical one; result: He is a product of his time.
the totality of goods or services that a company makes available; output: a decrease in product during the past year.
Chemistry.
a substance obtained from another substance through chemical change.
Mathematics.
- the result obtained by multiplying two or more quantities together.
- intersection(def 3a).
Origin of product
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin
prōductum (thing) produced, neuter of past participle of
prōdūcere to
produce
OTHER WORDS FROM product
mul·ti·prod·uct, adjective sub·prod·uct, nounWords nearby product
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British Dictionary definitions for product
product
/ (ˈprɒdʌkt) /
noun
Word Origin for product
C15: from Latin
prōductum (something) produced, from
prōdūcere to bring forth
Medical definitions for product
product
[ prŏd′əkt ]
n.
Something produced by human or mechanical effort or by a natural process.
A substance resulting from a chemical reaction.
Scientific definitions for product
product
[ prŏd′əkt ]
A number or quantity obtained by multiplication. For example, the product of 3 and 7 is 21.