definiensとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) enPR: dĭfĭʹnĭĕnz, dëfēʹniëns, dēfīʹnĭënz, IPA^(key): /dɪˈfɪnɪɛnz/,^[1] /deːˈfiːnieːns/, /diːˈfaɪnɪɛːnz/

名詞

definiens ‎(複数形 definientia)

1. (semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.

   In the defining statement “A lake is a large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water”, “large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water” is the definiens.

関連する語

• define
• definiendum
• definition

参考

• Definition on Wikipedia.

参照

• definiens at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Notes:

1. ^ “definiens” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Latin

語源

Present participle of dēfīniō

Participle

dēfīniēns m, f, n ‎(genitive dēfīnientis); third declension

1. limiting, terminating

Inflection

Third declension, neuter nominative singular like masculine/feminine.

¹ When used purely as an adjective.