POSITIVIST
\pˈɒzɪtˌɪvɪst], \pˈɒzɪtˌɪvɪst], \p_ˈɒ_z_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v_ɪ_s_t]\
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someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
By Princeton University
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someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces; as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a friction clutch is not.
By Oddity Software
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Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces; as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a friction clutch is not.
By Noah Webster.
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).