English adjective: determinate | |||
1. | determinate precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause | ||
Samples | A determinate distance. A determinate number. Determinate variations in animals. | ||
Similar | fixed | ||
Antonyms | indeterminate, undetermined | ||
2. | determinate not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex | ||
Samples | Determinate growth. | ||
Similar | cymose | ||
Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
Antonyms | indeterminate | ||
3. | determinate supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement | ||
Samples | A definitive verdict. A determinate answer to the problem. | ||
Synonyms | definitive | ||
Similar | conclusive | ||
Antonyms | inconclusive | ||