principle (noun)

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• principle — ► NOUN 1) a fundamental truth or proposition serving as the foundation for belief or action. 2) a rule or belief governing one s personal behaviour. 3) morally correct behaviour and attitudes. 4) a general scientific theorem or natural law. 5) a… …   English terms dictionary

• principle — prin‧ci‧ple [ˈprɪnspl] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a moral rule or set of ideas that makes you behave in a particular way: • The single European market works on market principles. • As a matter of principle (= a rule that is very important …   Financial and business terms

• principle — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French principe, principle, from Old French, from Latin principium beginning, from princip , princeps initiator more at prince Date: 14th century 1. a. a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• principle — I (axiom) noun accepted belief, adage, admitted maxim, article of belief, article of faith, assertion, assurance, basic doctrine, basic law, basic rule, basic truth, belief, canon, conviction, credo, declaration of faith, decretum, doctrine,… …   Law dictionary

• principle — noun 1》 a fundamental truth or proposition serving as the foundation for belief or action.     ↘a rule or belief governing one s personal behaviour.     ↘morally correct behaviour and attitudes: a man of principle. 2》 a general scientific theorem …   English new terms dictionary

• principle — noun 1 basic general rule ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, broad, central, fundamental, general, underlying ▪ the basic principles of car maintenance ▪ b …   Collocations dictionary

• principle of equivalence — noun (physics) the principle that an observer has no way of distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of reference • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑principle,… …   Useful english dictionary

• principle of superposition — noun 1. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest • Syn: ↑superposition principle, ↑superposition • Topics: ↑geology • Hypernyms: ↑principle, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• principle of relativity — noun (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of… …   Useful english dictionary

• principle — noun 1) a basic principle of science Syn: truth, concept, idea, theory, fundamental, essential, precept, rule, law 2) the principle of laissez faire Syn: doctrine, belief …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• principle — noun 1) elementary principles Syn: truth, proposition, concept, idea, theory, assumption, fundamental, essential, ground rule 2) the principle of laissez faire Syn: doctrine, belief …   Thesaurus of popular words