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1. Archimedes'_principle
noun. (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.
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Rhymes with Archimedes Principle
- subprincipal
- principal
2. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.
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Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
3. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a rule or standard especially of good behavior.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
4. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a basic truth or law or assumption.
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Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
5. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system.
Synonyms
- Gresham's Law
- Le Chatelier's law
- law of parsimony
- superposition principle
- localization
- law of nature
- Le Chatelier's principle
- Le Chatelier principle
- principle of superposition
- Occam's Razor
- principle of liquid displacement
- superposition
- mass-action principle
- localisation of function
- law
- Gestalt principle of organization
- Gestalt law of organization
- Naegele's rule
- Ockham's Razor
- principle of parsimony
- localization principle
- mass action
- localization of function
- Le Chatelier-Braun principle
- principle of equivalence
- localisation principle
- localisation
- mass-energy equivalence
- rule
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Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
6. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature).
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Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
