( n. )
That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.
( n. )
That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012