prime in English dictionary

  • prime

    Meanings and definitions of "prime"

    • First in importance, degree, or rank.
    • First in excellence, quality, or value.
    • (mathematics, lay) Having no integral factors except itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
    • (mathematics, technical) Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.
    • (mathematics) Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.
    • (Christianity, historical) One of the daily offices of prayer of the Western Church, associated with the early morning (typically 6 a.m.).
    • (obsolete) The early morning.
    • (now rare) The earliest stage of something.
    • The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.
    • The chief or best individual or part.
    • (music) The first note or tone of a musical scale.
    • (fencing) The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
    • (algebra, number theory) A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.
    • (card games) A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.
    • (backgammon) Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.
    • The symbol: ′
    • (transitive) To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
    • (transitive) To apply a coat of primer paint to.
    • adjective
      First in importance, degree, or rank.
    • adjective
      First in time, order, or sequence.
    • adjective
      First in excellence, quality, or value.
    • adjective
      (mathematics, lay)
      Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
    • adjective
      (mathematics, technical)
      Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.
    • adjective
      (mathematics)
      Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.
    • adjective
      Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.
    • adjective
      Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
    • noun
      (Christianity, historical)
      One of the daily offices of prayer of the Western Church, associated with the early morning (typically 6 a.m.).
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The early morning.
    • noun
      (now rare)
      The earliest stage of something.
    • noun
      The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.
    • noun
      The chief or best individual or part.
    • noun
      (music)
      The first note or tone of a musical scale.
    • noun
      (fencing)
      The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
    • noun
      (algebra, number theory)
      A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.
    • noun
      (card games)
      A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.
    • noun
      (backgammon)
      Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.
    • noun
      The symbol ′
    • noun
      (chemistry, obsolete)
      Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.
    • noun
      An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.
    • noun
      (cycling)
      An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To apply a coat of primer paint to.
    • verb
      (obsolete, intransitive)
      To be renewed.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
    • verb
      (intransitive, of a steam boiler)
      To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.
    • verb
      To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).
    • verb
      To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.
    • verb
      (Britain, dialect, obsolete)
      To trim or prune.
    • verb
      (mathematics)
      To mark with a prime mark.
    • First in time, order, or sequence
    • first in excellence, quality, or value
    • mathematics: having no factors except itself and unity
    • first in importance, degree, or rank
    • earliest stage
    • most active, thriving, or successful stage or period
    • music: first note or tone of a musical scale
    • algebra: prime element of a mathematical structure
    • to prepare a mechanism
    • to apply a coat of primer paint to
    • A natural number which has exactly two natural number divisors, namely 1 and the prime number itself.
    • prime (number)
    • Being a natural number greater than 1 that has only two different divisors: itself and 1.
    • adjective
      being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
    • adjective
      of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number"
    • noun
      a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
    • noun
      the interval between two sounds of identical pitch.
      Although two tones in unison are considered to be the same pitch, they are still perceivable as coming from separate sources, whether played on instruments of a different type, or of the same type.
    • noun
      the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
    • noun
      the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
    • noun
      the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
    • verb
      cover with a primer; apply a primer to
    • verb
      fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
    • verb
      insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"

    Synonyms of "prime" in English dictionary

    fill, quality, first are the top synonyms of "prime" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of prime

    • prime ( not comparable)
    • lm  liczba mnoga primes
    • prime ( third-person singular simple present primes, present participle priming, simple past and past participle primed)
    • prime ( plural  primes)
    • prime (not comparable)
    • prime (plural primes)
    • prime (third-person singular simple present primes, present participle priming, simple past and past participle primed)
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