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Definition of Denominate
1. Verb. Assign a name or title to.
Specialized synonyms: Denote, Number, Label
Derivative terms: Denomination, Denomination, Denomination, Designation, Designation, Designative
Definition of Denominate
1. v. t. To give a name to; to characterize by an epithet; to entitle; to name; to designate.
2. a. Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate quantity, while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number. See Compound number, under Compound.
Definition of Denominate
1. Verb. To name ¹
2. Verb. To specify a monetary unit ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Denominate
1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]
Medical Definition of Denominate
1. To give a name to; to characterise by an epithet; to entitle; to name; to designate. "Passions commonly denominating selfish." (Hume) Origin: L. Denominatus, p. P. Of denominare to name; de- + nominare to call by name. See Nominate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Denominate
Literary usage of Denominate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. University Arithmetic: Embracing the Science of Numbers, and General Rules by Charles Davies (1867)
"denominate DECIMALS 214. A denominate decimal is one in which the unit of the
fraction is a ... To change a denominate number to a denominate decimal. 1. ..."
2. Standard Arithmetic: Embracing a Complete Course for Schools and Academies by William James Milne (1920)
"A concrete number in which the unit of measure is established by law or custom
is called a denominate Number. Thus, 7 dollars, 2 feet, 4 inches, 5 hours, ..."
3. New University Arithmetic: Embracing the Science of Numbers, and Their by Charles Davies (1856)
"8. Reduce .265625. denominate DECIMALS. 63. A denominate DECIMAL is one in which
the unit of the fraction is a denominate number ..."
4. The Teaching of Arithmetic: A Manual for Teachers by Paul Klapper (1916)
"But a clear perception of the importance of denominate numbers is no ... The final
criteria of what to teach in denominate numbers are the same as those ..."
5. The Teaching of Arithmetic: A Manual for Teachers by Paul Klapper (1916)
"But a clear perception of the importance of denominate numbers is no ... The final
criteria of what to teach in denominate numbers are the same as those ..."
6. The Educational Significance of Sixteenth Century Arithmetic from the Point by Lambert Lincoln Jackson (1906)
"denominate NUMBERS Having now discussed the four operations with integers, the
order of the remaining subjects must be taken arbitrarily, since there was no ..."
7. Progressive Arithmetic by William James Milne (1906)
"denominate NUMBERS 263. To ascertain the quantity of anything, or to measure it,
is to find how many times it contains some established unit of the same ..."
8. Complete Graded Arithmetic by George Edward Atwood (1894)
"denominate NUMBERS. 130. A Simple Number is a number composed of units of the
... Reduction of denominate Numbers is the process of changing them from one ..."
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