- generalized
- adjective Date: 1813 made general; especially not highly differentiated biologically nor strictly adapted to a particular environment
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
generalized
Look at other dictionaries:
Generalized — Gen er*al*ized, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
generalized — index broad, inaccurate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Generalized — generalize gen er*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Generalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Generalizing}.] [Cf. F. g[ e]n[ e]raliser.] [Also spelled {generalise}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
generalized — gen|er|al|ized [ dʒen(ə)rə,laızd ] adjective 1. ) dealing with various different things in a general rather than a specific way: a generalized discussion/book 2. ) MEDICAL affecting most of the body rather than just one area: generalized pain a ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
generalized — UK [ˈdʒen(ə)rəlaɪzd] / US [ˈdʒen(ə)rəˌlaɪzd] adjective 1) dealing with various different things in a general rather than a specific way a generalized discussion/book 2) a) medical affecting most of the body rather than just one area generalized… … English dictionary
generalized — [[t]ʤe̱nrəlaɪzd[/t]] (in BRIT, also use generalised) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Generalized means involving many different things, rather than one or two specific things. ...a generalised discussion about admirable singers. ...generalised feelings… … English dictionary
generalized — gen·er·al·ized (jĕnʹər ə līzd ) adj. 1. Biology. Not specifically adapted to a particular environment or function; not specialized. 2. Generally prevalent: observed a state of generalized discontent. 3. Medicine. a. Involving an entire organ. b.… … Universalium
generalized — gen|e|ral|ized also generalised BrE [ˈdʒenərəlaızd] adj [usually before noun] involving or relating to many things, people, or parts ▪ generalized statements ▪ generalized anxiety … Dictionary of contemporary English
generalized — adjective Made more general, less specialized. The generalized formula applies to all cases, the specialized one only works on simple problems … Wiktionary
generalized — Involving the whole of an organ, as opposed to a focal or regional process. * * * gen·er·al·ized or Brit gen·er·al·ised adj made general esp not highly differentiated biologically nor strictly adapted to a particular environment <a primitive… … Medical dictionary
generalized — adj. Generalized is used with these nouns: ↑anxiety … Collocations dictionary
