Formula



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• n. [化]分子式; [数]公式; 套语, 惯用语
• ［英］ n. 套语, 惯用语 ( fixed arrangement of words)
• ［记］ form+ula ( 表名词) -> 形成的东西 -> 公式

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural -las or formulae)

• Etymology: Latin, diminutive of forma form
• Date: 1618
• 1.
  • a. a set form of words for use in a ceremony or ritual
  • b. a conventionalized statement intended to express some fundamental truth or principle especially as a basis for negotiation or action
• 2.
  • a.
    • (1) recipe
    • (2) prescription
  • b. a milk mixture or substitute for feeding an infant
• 3.
  • a. a general fact, rule, or principle expressed in usually mathematical symbols
  • b. a symbolic expression of the chemical composition or constitution of a substance
  • c. a group of symbols (as letters and numbers) associated to express facts or data (as the number and kinds of teeth in the jaw) concisely
  • d. a combination of signs in a logical calculus
• 4. a customary or set form or method allowing little room for originality
• ? formulaic adjective
• ? formulaically adverb

II. adjective

• Date: 1951
• of, relating to, or being an open-wheel open-cockpit rear-engine racing car conforming to prescribed specifications as to size, weight, and engine displacement

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