Definition of State of the art

1. Noun. The highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time. "The state of the art in space travel"

Generic synonyms: Degree, Level, Point, Stage

Definition of State of the art

1. Adjective. At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge. ¹

2. Noun. The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of State Of The Art

state government
state highway
state house
state houses
state line
state machine
state of affairs
state of being
state of beingness
state of emergency
state of flux
state of grace
state of matter
state of mind
state of nature
state of the art (current term)
state of war
state ownership
state prison
state school
state senator
state socialism
state space
state supreme court
state tax lien
state treasurer
state trooper
state variable
stateable
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Literary usage of State of the art

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Patents for Useful Inventions by William Callyhan Robinson (1890)
"Evidence Concerning the State of the Art at the Date of the Invention. ... That the state of the art is proof of what was old and in general use at the date ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"was not a patentable novelty, In view of the state of the art at the timeo/ the alleged invention, as shown in certain prior letters patent specifically ..."

3. Physics of Plutonium Recycling: Benchmark Results Analysis : a Report by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1995)
"... Annex 2 to Chapter 6 Effect of different state-of-the-art nuclear data libraries on the PWR ... stateoftheart ..."

4. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1817)
"... Pointed Birches — Interesting Inscription — Mosaic Painting— Present State of the Art—Joseph's Well—Origin of the Citadel—View from the Ramparts. ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"... lli" i- two cities, but in the then state of the art, that cable could not i>e used beyond ..."

6. Etching & Etchers by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1868)
"CHAPTER I. PRESENT state of the art IN ENGLAND. TF the English school of etching derived from past -*• art any visible or traceable affiliation, ..."

7. Lectures on Painting by James Barry, John Opie, Henry Fuseli (1848)
"ON THE PRESENT state of the art, AND THE CAUSES WHICH CHECK ITS PROGRESS. SUCH is the influence of the plastic arts on society, on manners, sentiments, ..."

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