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 | ||