Look up: Prime

1. prime
   [adj] - (math) of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers 2. [adj] - at the best stage 3. [n] - the second canonical hour 4. [n] - the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest 5. [n] - a number that has no factor but itself and 1 6. [v] - cover with a primer 7. [v] - fill with priming liquid 8. [v] - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing
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2. Prime
   The second lowest of the five low partials of a bell. This partial is variously called the fundamental, the extra or the second partial.
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3. Prime
   high line, pronated guard on the non-sword-arm side
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4. Prime
   parry #1; blade down and to the inside, wrist pronated
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5. prime
   m is not divisible by the square of any --. Category: Mathematics • to cover(a surface)with a preparatory coat or colour,before painting it Category: Iron and steel industries • to inject fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal combbustion engine,to make starting easier Category: The chemical industry
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6. Prime
   Definition (keystage 2) If we have a variable x, and we wish to denote a different version of x, something that is related to x but not the same as it, we might write this other variable as x ' , read 'x prime'.
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7. Prime
   Definition (undergraduate level) An element a ≠ 0 in a ring R is prime if it satisfies a | b c ⇒ a | b or a | c .
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8. Prime
   Prime adjective [ French, from Latin primus first, a superl. corresponding to the compar. prior former. See Prior , adjective , Foremost , Former , and confer Prim , adjective , Primary , Prince .] 1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary. " Prime fores …
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9. Prime
   Prime noun 1. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring. Chaucer. « In the very prime of the world.» Hooker. « Hope waits upon the flowery prime .» Waller. 2. The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection. "C …
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10. Prime
    Prime transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Primed ; present participle & verbal noun Priming .] [ From Prime , adjective ] 1. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge. 2. To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a s …
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11. Prime
    Prime intransitive verb 1. To be renewed, or as at first. [ Obsolete] « Night's bashful empress, though she often wane, As oft repeats her darkness, primes again.» Quarles. 2. To serve as priming for the charge of a gun. 3. To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along wi …
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12. Prime
    Prime adjective (Math.) (a) Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a prime number. (b) Having no common factor; -- used with to ; as, 12 is prime to 25.
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13. prime
    1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary. "Prime forests." "She was not the prime cause, but I myself." (Milton) ... In this sense the word is nearly superseded by primitive, except in the phrase prime cost. ... 2. First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister. "Prime virtues." ... 3. First in ex …
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14. prime
    meridian adjective being at the best stage of development; `our manhood`s prime vigor`- Robert Browning
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15. prime
    adjective of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; `prime number`
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16. prime
    prime quantity noun a number that has no factor but itself and 1
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17. prime
    prime of life noun the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
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18. Prime
    `Prime` can refer to: * Prime number, a natural number which is only divisible by 1 and itself * Prime (symbol), the ² mark ** 3² end and 5² end (`three prime end`, `five prime end`) in biochemistry * Prime (liturgy), a liturgical office (service or ceremony) * Prime element, in the integral domain of mathematics * Prime form in music * Prime ideal, subset of a ring in mathematics * Prime knot, a knot that cannot be written as the knot sum of two...
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19. Prime
    `Prime` can refer to: * Prime number, a natural number which is only divisible by 1 and itself * Prime (symbol), the ² mark ** 3² end and 5² end (`three prime end`, `five prime end`) in biochemistry * Prime (liturgy), a liturgical office (service or ceremony) * Prime element, in the integral domain of mathematics * Prime form in music * Prime ideal, subset of a ring in mathematics * Prime knot, a knot that cannot be written as the knot sum of two...
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20. Prime
    • (a.) Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a prime number. • (a.) Having no common factor; -- used with to; as, 12 is prime to 25. • (v. i.) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam b...
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21. Prime
    (from the article `divine office`) ...are the solemn morning and evening prayers of the church. Terce, Sext, and None correspond to the mid-morning, noon, and mid-afternoon hours. ...
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22. prime
    any positive integer greater than 1 that is divisible only by itself and 1; e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, ….[12 related articles]
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23. PRIME
    Stands for Prescribed Right to Income and Maximum Equity, a certificate that entitles the owner to the dividend/income from an underlying security, but not to the capital appreciation of that security.
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24. prime
    
    1. a number that has no factor but itself and 1
    2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
    3. the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
    4. the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
    
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25. PRIME
    (Precision Recovery Including Maneuvering Entry) The second part of the United States Air Force START project on lifting bodies, following ASSET. It involved the development and reentry testing of the SV-5D, also known as the X-23A, a 2-meter-long, 1-meter-wide subscale version ...
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