Definition of determinate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • determinate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • determinate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • determinate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of determinate


  • supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a determinate answer to the problem

    Synonyms

    1. definitive
  • not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex (adjective)

    Examples

    1. determinate growth
  • precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a determinate distance
    2. a determinate number
    3. determinate variations in animals

See definition of determinate in Merriam Webster