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law of definite proportions
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Law of definite proportions
(gcide) | Definite \Def"i*nite\, a. [L. definitis, p. p. of definire: cf.
F. d['e]fini. See Define.]
1. Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or
greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a
definite measure; a definite period or interval.
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Elements combine in definite proportions. --Whewell.
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2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate;
certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite
word, term, or expression.
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3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] --Shak.
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4. Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as,
the definite article.
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Definite article (Gram.), the article the, which is used to
designate a particular person or thing, or a particular
class of persons or things; -- also called a definitive.
See Definitive, n. -
Definite inflorescence. (Bot.) See {Determinate
inflorescence}, under Determinate.
Law of definite proportions (Chem.), the essential law of
chemical combination that every definite compound always
contains the same elements in the same proportions by
weight; and, if two or more elements form more than one
compound with each other, the relative proportions of each
are fixed. Compare Law of multiple proportions, under
Multiple.
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law of definite proportions
(wn) | law of definite proportions
n 1: (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always
contains the same elements combined in the same proportions
by weight [syn: law of constant proportion, {law of
definite proportions}] |
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