determinative adjective

Mira otros diccionarios:

• determinative — de·ter·mi·na·tive /di tər mə ˌnā tiv, nə tiv/ adj: having the power or tendency to determine a fact determinative of the issue Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. determinative …   Law dictionary

• determinative — adjective Date: 1655 having power or tendency to determine ; tending to fix, settle, or define something < regard experiments as determinative of the principles from which deductions could be made S. F. Mason > Synonyms: see conclusive •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• determinative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Serving the function of deciding or settling with finality: authoritative, conclusive, decisive, definitive, final. See DECIDE. 2. Determining or having the power to determine an outcome: conclusive, crucial,… …   English dictionary for students

• determinative — [dɪ tə:mɪnətɪv] adjective chiefly Law serving to define, qualify, or direct. noun Grammar another term for determiner …   English new terms dictionary

• determinative — /dəˈtɜmənətɪv/ (say duh termuhnuhtiv) adjective 1. serving to determine; determining. –noun 2. something that determines. 3. (in hieroglyphics) an ideographic sign attached to a word as an indication of its meaning. –determinatively, adverb… …  

• conclusive — con·clu·sive adj 1: of, relating to, or being a conclusion 2: putting an end to debate or question esp. by reason of inability to be refuted con·clu·sive·ly adv con·clu·sive·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

• Norman Toponymy — refers to all place names in Normandy. Some belong to the common heritage of the Langue d oïl extension zone in northern France and Belgium; this is called Pre Normanic. Others contains Old Norse and Old English male names and toponymic… …   Wikipedia

• determining — adjective having the power or quality of deciding (Freq. 1) the crucial experiment cast the deciding vote the determinative (or determinant) battle • Syn: ↑deciding, ↑determinant, ↑determinative …   Useful english dictionary

• conclusive — adjective Date: 1536 1. of, relating to, or being a conclusion 2. putting an end to debate or question especially by reason of irrefutability • conclusively adverb • conclusiveness noun Synonyms: con …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• epicritic — adjective Etymology: Greek epikritikos determinative, from epikrinein to decide, from epi + krinein to judge more at certain Date: 1905 of, relating to, being, or mediating cutaneous sensory reception marked by accurate discrimination between… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• formative — adjective 1) at a formative stage Syn: developmental, developing, growing, malleable, impressionable, susceptible 2) a formative influence Syn: determining, controlling, influential, guiding, decisive …   Thesaurus of popular words