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acropetal botryose centripetal indefinite inflorescenceIndeterminate In`de*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. indeterminatus.]
Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not
precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. --Paley.
Indeterminate analysis (Math.), that branch of analysis
which has for its object the solution of indeterminate
problems.
Indeterminate coefficients (Math.), coefficients
arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to
facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are
subsequently determined.
Indeterminate equation (Math.), an equation in which the
unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values,
or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate
when it contains more unknown quantities than there are
equations.
Indeterminate inflorescence (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence
in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the
terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the
stem indefinitely; -- called also acropetal, botryose,
centripetal, & indefinite inflorescence. --Gray.
Indeterminate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of an
infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are
fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or
required results.
Indeterminate quantity (Math.), a quantity which has no
fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with
any proposed condition.
Indeterminate series (Math.), a series whose terms proceed
by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also
with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate
coefficients. -- In`de*ter"mi*nate*ly adv. --
In`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n. Indefatigability
Indefatigability In`de*fat`i*ga*bil"i*ty, n.
The state of being indefatigable.
IndefatigableIndefatigable In`de*fat"i*ga*ble, a. [L. indefatigabilis: cf.
OF. indefatigable. See In- not, and Defatigable, and cf.
Infatigable.]
Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted;
unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not
yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions,
perseverance, application. ``A constant, indefatigable
attendance.' --South.
Upborne with indefatigable wings. --Milton.
Syn: Unwearied; untiring; persevering; persistent. Indefatigableness
Indefatigableness In`de*fat"i*ga*ble*ness, n.
Indefatigable quality; unweariedness; persistency. --Parnell.
Indefatigably
Indefatigably In`de*fat"i*ga*bly, adv.
Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue; persistently.
--Dryden.
Indefatigation
Indefatigation In`de*fat`i*ga"tion, n.
Indefatigableness; unweariedness. [Obs.] --J. Gregory.
Indefeasibility
Indefeasibility In`de*fea`si*bil"i*ty, n.
The quality of being undefeasible.
Indefeasible
Indefeasible In`de*fea`si*ble, a. [Pref. in- not + defeasible:
cf. OF. indefaisable.]
Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being
annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title.
That the king had a divine and an indefeasible right to
the regal power. --Macaulay.
Indefective
Indefective In`de*fect"ive, a.
Not defective; perfect; complete. ``Absolute, indefective
obedience.' --South.
Indefeisible
Indefeisible In`de*fei"si*ble, a.
Indefeasible. [Obs.]
Indefensibility
Indefensibility In`de*fen`si*bil"i*ty, n.
The quality or state of not being defensible. --Walsh.
Indefensible
Indefensible In`de*fen"si*ble, [Pref. in- not + defensible:
cf. OF. indefensible, indefensable.]
Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained,
vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an
indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc.
Men find that something can be said in favor of what,
on the very proposal, they thought utterly
indefensible. --Burke.
Indefensibly
Indefensibly In`de*fen"si*bly, adv.
In an indefensible manner.
Indefensive
Indefensive In`de*fen"sive, a.
Defenseless. [Obs.]
The sword awes the indefensive villager. --Sir T.
Herbert.
Indeficiency
Indeficiency In`de*fi"cien*cy, n.
The state or quality of not being deficient. [Obs.] --Strype.
IndeficientIndeficient In`de*fi"cient, a. [L. indeficiens. See In- not,
and Deficient.]
Not deficient; full. [Obs.]
Brighter than the sun, and indeficient as the light of
heaven. --Jer. Taylor. Indefinable
Indefinable In`de*fin"a*ble, a.
Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable. --Bp.
Reynolds.
Indefinably
Indefinably In`de*fin"a*bly, adv.
In an indefinable manner.
IndefiniteIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinite articleIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinite inflorescenceIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinite propositionIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinite termIndefinite In*def"i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See In- not,
and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;
uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite
time, plan, etc.
It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off
that indefinite way of vouching, ``the chymists say
this,' or ``the chymists affirm that.' --Boyle.
The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and
unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite
space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;
though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so
to human comprehension. --Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]
Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity.
--W. Thompson
(1745).
4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular
enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,
and the like. Also, indeterminate.
Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with
nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.
Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate
inflorescence, under Indeterminate.
Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject
is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or
nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.
Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;
loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate. Indefinitely
Indefinitely In*def"i*nite*ly, adv.
In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled
limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to
use a word indefinitely.
If the world be indefinitely extended, that is, so far
as no human intellect can fancy any bound of it. --Ray.
Indefiniteness
Indefiniteness In*def"i*nite*ness, n.
The quality of being indefinite.
Indefinitude
Indefinitude In`de*fin"i*tude, n.
Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not
limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Obs.] --Sir
M . Hale.
Meaning of INDEF from wikipedia
- ACC te
INDEF mīkaka taro
tonga all te
INDEF pōpongi
morning e tunu na ou i te mīkaka
tonga te pōpongi IPFV cook DEIC 1S ACC
INDEF taro all
INDEF morning...
-
Tainaivao è
INDEF tama son na of (belong to) Pekapeka…
Pekapeka …ùa ìò i -a
Tainaivao è tama na Pekapeka… PFV
taken STATAG PERS
Tainaivao INDEF son {of (belong...
- are of the form determiner-adjective-noun: mbênï
INDEF kêtê
small môlengê
child mbênï kêtê môlengê
INDEF small child "a
small child"
Plurals are marked...
- dog.") I PST kite see ahau 1S i ACC tētahi
INDEF.SG kurī. dog I kite ahau i tētahi kurī. PST see 1S ACC
INDEF.SG dog "I saw a dog." In
positions where both...
- parts. The
Hindusthan Housing Co. Ltd. –
Services company.
Bajaj Indef –
Manufactures '
INDEF'
brand materials handling equipment such as
triple spur gear...
- part-of-speech
information of each
source word: a =
indef.article; girl = noun; eats = verb; an =
indef.article;
apple = noun 2nd:
getting syntactic information...
- Ne’ DEM.F efu
woman Ø-tux A.3-eat ka’
INDEF.M sehets. fish Ne’ efu Ø-tux ka’ sehets. DEM.F
woman A.3-eat
INDEF.M fish ‘The
woman eats fish.’
Nouns agree...
-
olvasok read-1SG.PRES.
INDEF egy a könyvet book-ACC.SG
olvasok egy könyvet read-1SG.PRES.
INDEF a book-ACC.SG "I read a book"
versus olvasom read-1SG...
- present,
indef. "I spoke" etc., past,
indef. "I make
somebody speak" etc., present,
indef. "I do" etc., present,
indef. "I did" etc., past,
indef. "I have...
- "deer" Alb.
indef. dre, def.
dreni "deer" *delme "sheep" Alb. dele, Gheg
delme "sheep" *dard "pear" Alb. dardhë "pear" sīca "dagger" Alb
indef. thikë or...
