Determinate

Etymology From Latin determinatus, past participle of determinare (to bound, limit), from de- (off) + terminare (to mark the end or boundary), from terminus (boundary, limit), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (to cross over, pass through).

Meanings

1. Having exact and discernible limits or form; precisely defined.
2. Conclusive, final, or firmly established.
3. (botany) Describing a shoot or branching structure that ends in a flower or other reproductive organ, thus halting further elongation (e.g., determinate tomatoes).

Synonyms fixed, settled, definitive, specific, explicit, bounded

Translations Arabic: مُحَدَّد، مُعَيَّن، (مُتَنَاهٍ) German: (bestimmt), (festgelegt), (begrenzt) Norwegian Bokmål: (bestemt), (fastsatt), (avgrenset)