determinate

• صفة تعني محدَّدًا بحدود أو شكل دقيقين واضحين، أو ثابتًا في المقدار أو الطبيعة. تُستعمل في السياقات التقنية والعلمية، ويقابلها في الاستعمال العام «محدَّد» أو «معيَّن».

An adjective meaning having exact and discernible limits or form; fixed in scope or nature. Now largely replaced by 'determinate' in technical contexts or 'definite' in general use.

1. Fixed or definiteC1formal

   Having exact and clearly definable limits; fixed or settled.

   مُحَدَّد

   • The contract has a determinate duration of three years.
   • The judge gave a determinate sentence of ten years.
   • The determinate boundaries of the property were clearly marked.

   المرادفاتdefiniteestablishedexactexplicitfixedprecisesettledspecific

   الأضدادimpreciseindefiniteindeterminateuncertainundeterminedunfixedvague

2. Botany: limited growthC2formalscientific

   Describing a plant or inflorescence where the main stem ends in a flower or bud, stopping further growth.

   مُحَدَّد النمو

   • Determinate tomatoes grow to a fixed height and ripen all at once.
   • The determinate inflorescence of the plant produces a terminal flower.
   • Gardeners often prefer determinate varieties for easier harvesting.

   المرادفاتcymosedefinitelimited

   الأضدادindeterminate