Engelsk navneord: rule | |||
1. | rule (om erkendelse) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was his rule to take a walk before breakfast. Short haircuts were the regulation. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | regulation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | concept, conception, construct | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cy pres, cy pres doctrine, guideline, guidepost, limitation, restriction, rule of cy pres, rule of thumb, working principle, working rule | ||
2. | rule (om erkendelse) something regarded as a normative example | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The convention of not naming the main character. Violence is the rule not the exception. His formula for impressing visitors. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | convention, formula, normal, pattern | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | practice | ||
Mere specifikke termer | code of behavior, code of conduct, mores, universal | ||
3. | rule (om kommunikation) prescribed guide for conduct or action | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | prescript | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | direction, instruction | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bylaw, canon, communications protocol, dictate, etiquette, GIGO, golden rule, Miranda rule, order, ordinance, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, precept, principle, protocol, regulation, rubric, rule of evidence, rules of order | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | book, rule book | ||
4. | rule (om kommunikation) (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | linguistic rule | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | concept, conception, construct | ||
Mere specifikke termer | grammatical rule, linguistic universal, morphological rule, rule of grammar, rule of morphology, universal | ||
Overordnet emneområde | linguistics | ||
5. | rule (om erkendelse) a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Their principles of composition characterized all their works. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | principle | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | generalisation, generality, generalization | ||
Mere specifikke termer | feng shui, pillar, yang, yin | ||
6. | rule (om tid) the duration of a monarch's or government's power | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | During the rule of Elizabeth. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | continuance, duration | ||
Mere specifikke termer | regency | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Regency | ||
7. | rule (om tilstand) dominance or power through legal authority | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa. The rule of Caesar. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dominion | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance | ||
Mere specifikke termer | paramountcy, raj, reign, sovereignty, suzerainty | ||
8. | rule (om kommunikation) directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He knew the rules of chess. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | direction, instruction | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ground rule | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | book, rule book | ||
9. | rule (om kommunikation) any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The rule of St. Dominic. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | direction, instruction | ||
10. | rule (om erkendelse) a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The principle of the conservation of mass. The principle of jet propulsion. The right-hand rule for inductive fields. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | principle | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | law, law of nature | ||
Mere specifikke termer | Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization, Gresham's Law, Huygens' principle of superposition, law of parsimony, Le Chatelier principle, Le Chatelier's law, Le Chatelier's principle, Le Chatelier-Braun principle, localisation, localisation of function, localisation principle, localization, localization of function, localization principle, mass action, mass-action principle, mass-energy equivalence, Naegele's rule, Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, principle of equivalence, principle of liquid displacement, principle of parsimony, principle of superposition, principle of superposition, superposition, superposition principle | ||
11. | rule (om erkendelse) (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs. He gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | formula | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | procedure, process | ||
Mere specifikke termer | algorithm, algorithmic program, algorithmic rule, heuristic, heuristic program, heuristic rule, metarule, recursion | ||
Overordnet emneområde | math, mathematics, maths | ||
12. | rule (om genstand) measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ruler | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | measure, measuring rod, measuring stick | ||
Mere specifikke termer | carpenter's rule, foot rule, meterstick, metrestick, yard measure, yardstick | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: rule | |||
1. | rule (om adfærd) exercise authority over; as of nations | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Who is governing the country now?. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | govern | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | command, control | ||
Mere specifikke termer | dictate, misgovern, reign, throne | ||
2. | rule (om erkendelse) decide with authority | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decree | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
Mere specifikke termer | override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse, rule in, rule out | ||
3. | rule (om tilstand) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Money reigns supreme here. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dominate, predominate, prevail, reign | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere specifikke termer | outbalance, outweigh, overarch, overbalance, override, preponderate | ||
4. | rule (om kommunikation) decide on and make a declaration about | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Find someone guilty. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | find | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | judge, label, pronounce | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | feel, find | ||
5. | rule (om tilstand) have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | accompany, attach to, come with, go with | ||
6. | rule (om tilvejebringelse) mark or draw with a ruler | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Rule the margins. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | draw | ||
7. | rule (om ændring) keep in check | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Rule one's temper. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | harness, rein | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||