defined
(adjective) clearly characterized or delimited; “lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined”; “each child has clearly defined duties”
defined, outlined
(adjective) showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; “hills defined against the evening sky”; “the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
defined (comparative more defined, superlative most defined)
Having a definition or value.
(bodybuilding) Having extreme muscle separation as a result of low body fat.
• (having a definition or value): undefined
• application-defined
• client-defined
• hardware-defined
• ill-defined
• library-defined
• pre-defined
• server-defined
• software-defined
• user-defined
• well-defined
defined
simple past tense and past participle of define
• fiended
Source: Wiktionary
De*fine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defined; p. pr. & vb. n. Defining.] Etym: [OE. definer, usually, to end, to finish, F. définir to define, L. definire to limit, define; de- + finire to limit, end, finis boundary, limit, end. See Final, Finish.]
1. To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end. "To define controversies." Barrow.
2. To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
3. To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument. Rings . . . very distinct and well defined. Sir I. Newton.
4. To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term. They define virtue to be life ordered according to nature. Robynson (More's Utopia).
De*fine", v. i.
Definition: To determine; to decide. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
