Definition /(?)/

Def·i·ni·tion

Definition

n.
  1. The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.
  2. Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of “circle;” the definition of “wit;” an exact definition; a loose definition.
    Definition being nothing but making another understand by words what the term defined stands for.
  3. Description; sort. [R.]
  4. An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence. (Logic)
  5. Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail. (Opt.)