DETERMINATE


Meaning of DETERMINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈtər-mə-nət ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin determinatus, past participle of determinare

Date: 14th century

1. : having defined limits

a determinate period of time

2. : definitely settled

a determinate order of precedence

3. : conclusively determined : definitive

a determinate answer

4. : characterized by sequential flowering from the central or uppermost bud to the lateral or basal buds ; also : characterized by growth in which the main stem ends in an inflorescence and stops growing with only branches from the main stem having further and similarly restricted growth

determinate tomato plants

— compare indeterminate 4

5. : relating to, being, or undergoing egg cleavage in which each division irreversibly separates portions of the zygote with specific potencies for further development

• de·ter·mi·nate·ly adverb

• de·ter·mi·nate·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.