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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"
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
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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