quantity 音标拼音: [kw'ɑntəti] [kw'ɑnəti]
n . 量,数量,许多,大量
量,数量,许多,大量
quantity 量; ( 定 )额; 数( 目 ); 参数; 值; 数量; 大量
QTY quantity 量 数量
quantity n 1 :
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify [
synonym : {
measure }, {
quantity }, {
amount }]
2 :
an adequate or large amount ; "
he had a quantity of ammunition "
3 :
the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable Quantity \
Quan "
ti *
ty \,
n .;
pl . {
Quantities }. [
F .
quantite ,
L .
quantitas ,
fr .
quantus bow great ,
how much ,
akin to quam bow ,
E .
how ,
who .
See {
Who }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
The attribute of being so much ,
and not more or less ;
the property of being measurable ,
or capable of increase and decrease ,
multiplication and division ;
greatness ;
and more concretely ,
that which answers the question "
How much ?";
measure in regard to bulk or amount ;
determinate or comparative dimensions ;
measure ;
amount ;
bulk ;
extent ;
size .
Hence ,
in specific uses :
(
a ) (
Logic )
The extent or extension of a general conception ,
that is ,
the number of species or individuals to which it may be applied ;
also ,
its content or comprehension ,
that is ,
the number of its constituent qualities ,
attributes ,
or relations .
(
b ) (
Gram .)
The measure of a syllable ;
that which determines the time in which it is pronounced ;
as ,
the long or short quantity of a vowel or syllable .
(
c ) (
Mus .)
The relative duration of a tone .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which can be increased ,
diminished ,
or measured ;
especially (
Math .),
anything to which mathematical processes are applicable .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Quantity is discrete when it is applied to separate objects ,
as in number ;
continuous ,
when the parts are connected ,
either in succession ,
as in time ,
motion ,
etc .,
or in extension ,
as by the dimensions of space ,
viz .,
length ,
breadth ,
and thickness .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A determinate or estimated amount ;
a sum or bulk ;
a certain portion or part ;
sometimes ,
a considerable amount ;
a large portion ,
bulk ,
or sum ;
as ,
a medicine taken in quantities ,
that is ,
in large quantities .
[
1913 Webster ]
The quantity of extensive and curious information which he had picked up during many months of desultory ,
but not unprofitable ,
study . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Quantity of estate } (
Law ),
its time of continuance ,
or degree of interest ,
as in fee ,
for life ,
or for years .
--
Wharton (
Law Dict . )
{
Quantity of matter },
in a body ,
its mass ,
as determined by its weight ,
or by its momentum under a given velocity .
{
Quantity of motion } (
Mech .),
in a body ,
the relative amount of its motion ,
as measured by its momentum ,
varying as the product of mass and velocity .
{
Known quantities } (
Math .),
quantities whose values are given .
{
Unknown quantities } (
Math .),
quantities whose values are sought .
[
1913 Webster ]
300 Moby Thesaurus words for "
quantity ":
Alexandrine ,
a mass of ,
a world of ,
abundance ,
accent ,
accentuation ,
accommodation ,
account ,
acres ,
affluence ,
aggregate ,
amount ,
amphibrach ,
amphimacer ,
ample sufficiency ,
ampleness ,
amplitude ,
anacrusis ,
anapest ,
antispast ,
armful ,
army ,
arsis ,
avalanche ,
bacchius ,
bagful ,
bags ,
barometer ,
barrelful ,
barrels ,
basketful ,
batch ,
beat ,
bevy ,
binful ,
block ,
bonanza ,
bottleful ,
bountifulness ,
bountiousness ,
bowlful ,
box score ,
budget ,
bulk ,
bumper crop ,
bunch ,
burden ,
bushel ,
cadence ,
caesura ,
canon ,
capacity ,
capful ,
caseful ,
cast ,
catalexis ,
check ,
chloriamb ,
chloriambus ,
chunk ,
clod ,
cloud ,
clump ,
clutch ,
clutter ,
colon ,
content ,
copiousness ,
cordage ,
count ,
counterpoint ,
countlessness ,
covey ,
cretic ,
criterion ,
dactyl ,
dactylic hexameter ,
deal ,
degree ,
diaeresis ,
difference ,
dimeter ,
dipody ,
dochmiac ,
dose ,
elegiac ,
elegiac couplet ,
elegiac pentameter ,
emphasis ,
epitrite ,
extent ,
extravagance ,
exuberance ,
feminine caesura ,
fertility ,
flight ,
flock ,
flocks ,
flood ,
flow ,
foison ,
foot ,
full measure ,
full vowel ,
fullness ,
gauge ,
generosity ,
generousness ,
gob ,
gobs ,
graduated scale ,
great abundance ,
great plenty ,
group ,
gush ,
hail ,
handful ,
heap ,
heptameter ,
heptapody ,
heroic couplet ,
hexameter ,
hexapody ,
hive ,
host ,
hunk ,
iamb ,
iambic ,
iambic pentameter ,
ictus ,
ionic ,
jam ,
jillion ,
jingle ,
kettleful ,
landslide ,
lapful ,
large amount ,
lavishness ,
legion ,
liberality ,
liberalness ,
lilt ,
limit ,
load ,
loads ,
loaf ,
long vowel ,
lot ,
lots ,
lump ,
luxuriance ,
many ,
masculine caesura ,
mass ,
masses of ,
maximum ,
measure ,
mess ,
meter ,
metrical accent ,
metrical foot ,
metrical group ,
metrical unit ,
metron ,
million ,
mob ,
model ,
molossus ,
mora ,
more than enough ,
mountain ,
mouthful ,
movement ,
much ,
muchness ,
multitude ,
myriad ,
myriads ,
nest ,
norm ,
nugget ,
number ,
numbers ,
numerousness ,
ocean ,
oceans ,
oodles ,
opulence ,
opulency ,
outpouring ,
overflow ,
pack ,
paeon ,
parameter ,
parcel ,
part ,
pat ,
pattern ,
peck ,
pentameter ,
pentapody ,
period ,
plenitude ,
plenteousness ,
plentifulness ,
plenty ,
plurality ,
portion ,
poundage ,
prevalence ,
proceleusmatic ,
prodigality ,
product ,
productiveness ,
profuseness ,
profusion ,
pyrrhic ,
quantities ,
quantum ,
quite a few ,
ration ,
reading ,
readout ,
reckoning ,
reduced vowel ,
repleteness ,
repletion ,
rhythm ,
rich harvest ,
rich vein ,
richness ,
riot ,
riotousness ,
room ,
rout ,
ruck ,
rule ,
scads ,
scale ,
score ,
scores ,
sea ,
shoal ,
short vowel ,
shower ,
small amount ,
space ,
spate ,
spondee ,
sprung rhythm ,
standard ,
stowage ,
stream ,
stress ,
substantiality ,
substantialness ,
sum ,
summation ,
superabundance ,
superfluity ,
swarm ,
swing ,
syzygy ,
tale ,
tally ,
teemingness ,
test ,
tetrameter ,
tetrapody ,
tetraseme ,
the bottom line ,
the story ,
the whole story ,
thesis ,
thousand ,
throng ,
tidy sum ,
tonnage ,
tons ,
total ,
touchstone ,
tribrach ,
trillion ,
trimeter ,
tripody ,
triseme ,
trochee ,
type ,
value ,
volume ,
wad ,
wealth ,
weight ,
whole ,
world ,
worlds ,
worlds of ,
x number ,
yardstick QUANTITY ,
pleading .
That which is susceptible of measure .
2 .
It is a general rule that ,
when the declaration alleges an injury to goods and chattels ,
or any contract relating to them ,
their quantity should be stated .
Gould on Pl .
c .
4 ,
Sec .
35 .
And in actions for the recovery of real estate ,
the quantity of the land should be specified .
Bract .
431 ,
a ;
11 Co .
25 b ,
55 a ;
Doct .
Pl .
85 ,
86 ;
1 East ,
R .
441 ;
8 East ,
R .
357 ;
13 East ,
R .
102 ;
Steph .
Pl .
314 ,
315 .
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
QUANTITY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of QUANTITY is an indefinite amount or number How to use quantity in a sentence
QUANTITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary QUANTITY definition: 1 the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured: 2 the amount or number of… Learn more
Quantity - Wikipedia Quantity or amount is a property that includes numbers and quantifiable phenomena such as mass, time, distance, heat, angle, and information Quantities can commonly be compared in terms of "more", "less", or "equal", or by assigning a numerical value multiple of a unit of measurement
Quantity - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Quantity tells you “how much ” If you're concerned with quantity not quality, it's more important how many you have than how good they are
QUANTITY definition in American English | Collins English . . . Things that are produced or available in quantity are produced or available in large amounts After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity You can use quantity to refer to the amount of something that there is, especially when you want to contrast it with its quality
QUANTITY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Quantity definition: a particular or indefinite amount of anything See examples of QUANTITY used in a sentence
quantity - WordReference. com Dictionary of English a particular or indefinite amount of anything: a small quantity of milk; the ocean's vast quantity of fish an exact or specified amount or measure: Mix the ingredients in the quantities called for