Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - prime
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1. adj. & n. --adj. 1 chief, most important (the prime agent; the prime motive). 2 (esp. of cattle and provisions) first-rate, excellent. 3 primary, fundamental. 4 Math. a (of a number) divisible only by itself and unity (e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11). b (of numbers) having no common factor but unity. --n. 1 the state of the highest perfection of something (in the prime of life). 2 (prec. by the; foll. by of) the best part. 3 the beginning or first age of anything. 4 Eccl. a the second canonical hour of prayer, appointed for the first hour of the day (i.e. 6 a.m.). b the office of this. c archaic this time. 5 a prime number. 6 Printing a symbol (') added to a letter etc. as a distinguishing mark, or to a figure as a symbol for minutes or feet. 7 the first of eight parrying positions in fencing. Phrases and idioms prime cost the direct cost of a commodity in terms of materials, labour, etc. prime meridian 1 the meridian from which longitude is reckoned, esp. that passing through Greenwich. 2 the corresponding line on a map. prime minister the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or State. prime mover 1 an initial natural or mechanical source of motive power. 2 the author of a fruitful idea. prime rate the lowest rate at which money can be borrowed commercially. prime time the time at which a radio or television audience is expected to be at its highest. prime vertical the great circle of the heavens passing through the zenith and the E. and W. points of the horizon. Derivatives primeness n. Etymology: (n.) OE prim f. L prima (hora) first (hour), & MF f. OF prime: (adj.) ME f. OF f. L primus first 2. v.tr. 1 prepare (a thing) for use or action. 2 prepare (a gun) for firing or (an explosive) for detonation. 3 a pour (a liquid) into a pump to prepare it for working. b inject petrol into (the cylinder or carburettor of an internal-combustion engine). 4 prepare (wood etc.) for painting by applying a substance that prevents paint from being absorbed. 5 equip (a person) with information etc. 6 ply (a person) with food or drink in preparation for something. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prīm, from Latin prima hora first hour Date: before 12th century 1. the second of the canonical hours, the first hour of the day usually considered either as 6 a.m. or the hour of sunrise, 2. the earliest stage, spring, youth, the most active, thriving, or satisfying stage or period , the chief or best individual or part ; pick , ~ number, 6. the first note or tone of a musical scale ; tonic, the interval between two notes on the same staff degree, the symbol ′ used to distinguish arbitrary characters (as a and a′), to indicate a specific unit (as feet or minutes of time or angular measure), or to indicate the derivative of a function (as p′ or f′(x)), ~ rate, II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, feminine of prim first, from Latin primus; akin to Latin prior Date: 14th century first in time ; original, 2. of, relating to, or being a ~ number, having no polynomial factors other than itself and no monomial factors other than 1 , expressed as a product of ~ factors (as ~ numbers and ~ polynomials) , 3. first in rank, authority, or significance ; principal , having the highest quality or value , of the highest grade regularly marketed, not deriving from something else ; primary, ~ly adverb ~ness noun III. verb (~d; priming) Etymology: probably from 1~ Date: 1513 transitive verb fill, load, 2. to prepare for firing by supplying with priming, to insert a ~r into (a cartridge case), to apply the first color, coating, or preparation to , 4. to put into working order by filling or charging with something , to supply with an essential prerequisite (as a hormone, nucleic acid, or antigen) for chemical or biological activity , to instruct beforehand ; coach , stimulate, intransitive verb to become ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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