catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


21 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Property \Prop"er*ty\, n.; pl. Properties. [OE. proprete, OF.
     propret['e] property, F. propret['e] neatness, cleanliness,
     propri['e]t['e] property, fr. L. proprietas. See Proper,
     a., and cf. Propriety.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a
        thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally
        essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property
        of sugar.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar
              quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive
              with quality in general.              --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In physical science, the properties of matter are
           distinguished to the three following classes: 1.
           Physical properties, or those which result from the
           relations of bodies to the physical agents, light,
           heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion,
           etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the
           composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color,
           luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness,
           density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of
           osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc.
           2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned
           by affinity and composition; thus, combustion,
           explosion, and certain solutions are reactions
           occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties
           are identical when there is identity of composition and
           structure, and change according as the composition
           changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a
           class which can not be included in either of the other
           two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact
           of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and
           smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in
           the manner of medicines and poisons.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by
        art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties
        which constitute excellence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing
        of a thing; ownership; title.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Here I disclaim all my paternal care,
              Propinquity and property of blood.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Shall man assume a property in man?   --Wordsworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his
        possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in
        lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or
        small property.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. pl. All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the
        dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will draw a bill of properties.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Propriety; correctness. [Obs.] --Camden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Literary property. (Law) See under Literary.
  
     Property man, one who has charge of the ``properties'' of a
        theater.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Property \Prop"er*ty\, n.; pl. Properties. [OE. proprete, OF.
     propret['e] property, F. propret['e] neatness, cleanliness,
     propri['e]t['e] property, fr. L. proprietas. See Proper,
     a., and cf. Propriety.]
     1. That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a
        thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally
        essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property
        of sugar.
  
              Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar
              quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive
              with quality in general.              --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
  
     Note: In physical science, the properties of matter are
           distinguished to the three following classes: 1.
           Physical properties, or those which result from the
           relations of bodies to the physical agents, light,
           heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion,
           etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the
           composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color,
           luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness,
           density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of
           osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc.
           2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned
           by affinity and composition; thus, combustion,
           explosion, and certain solutions are reactions
           occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties
           are identical when there is identity of composition and
           structure, and change according as the composition
           changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a
           class which can not be included in either of the other
           two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact
           of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and
           smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in
           the manner of medicines and poisons.
  
     2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by
        art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties
        which constitute excellence.
  
     3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing
        of a thing; ownership; title.
  
              Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity
              and property of blood.                --Shak.
  
              Shall man assume a property in man?   --Wordsworth.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  properties
     n.
     (plural of en property)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  properties
     n.
     (plural of en property)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  properties
     n.
     (plural of en property)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  properties
     n.
     (plural of en property)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  properties
     Englanti n.
     (en-monikko p roperty)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  properties
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst property)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  properties'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst property)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Properties /pɹˈɒpətiz/
  الملكيات

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  properties /pɹˈɒpətiz/ 
  vlastnosti

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  properties /pɹˈɒpətiz/
  nemovitosti

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  properties /pɹˈɒpətiz/
  Eigenschaften 
        "the physical properties of crystals"  - die physikalischen Eigenschaften von Kristallen
   see: property, basic property
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  properties /pɹˈɒpətiz/
  Eigentum , Grundbesitze 
   see: property, special property, intellectual property, industrial property, income property, acquire property, moveables, movable property, unencumbered property, entailed property, industrial property
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  properties /pɹˈɒpətiz/
  Requisiten , Fundus 
     Synonyms: props, requisites, costumes
  
   see: property, prop
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  properties /pɹˈɒpətiz/
  karakteristike, svojstava, svojstva, svojstvima, značajke

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  properties /pɹˈɒpətiz/
  kellékek

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  properties /pɹˈɒpətiz/
  proprietăți

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɹɑpɝtiz/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɹoʊpɝtiz/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 性质

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats