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FINAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An examination administered at the end of an academic term
Synonyms:
final; final exam; final examination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("final" is a kind of...):
exam; examination; test (a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge)
Derivation:
final (occurring at or forming an end or termination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("final" is a kind of...):
match (a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "final"):
cup final (the final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley))
Holonyms ("final" is a part of...):
elimination tournament (a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds)
Derivation:
final (occurring at or forming an end or termination)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not to be altered or undone
Example:
the arbiter will have the last say
Synonyms:
final; last
Classified under:
Similar:
inalterable; unalterable (not capable of being changed or altered)
Derivation:
finality (the quality of being final or definitely settled)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Occurring at or forming an end or termination
Example:
terminal leave
Synonyms:
concluding; final; last; terminal
Classified under:
Similar:
closing (final or ending)
Derivation:
final (an examination administered at the end of an academic term)
final (the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament)
finality (the quality of being final or definitely settled)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Conclusive in a process or progression
Example:
the net result
Synonyms:
final; last; net
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
ultimate (furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme)
Derivation:
finality (the quality of being final or definitely settled)
Context examples:
"Better let me shoot him, and we'll have no more trouble," Hans said in final appeal.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
The Coroner: What was the point upon which you and your father had this final quarrel?
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
According to the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications (MCTI), it at its final mounting stage (assembly began last November).
(High tech Russian telescope to start operating in Brazil, Agência Brasil)
NASA plans to launch the ARM (Asteroid Redirect Mission) robotic spacecraft in 2019 and will make a final choice of the asteroid for the mission about a year before the spacecraft launches.
(NASA announces latest progress in hunt for asteroids, NASA)
The final piece of the puzzle was to analyse ice cores from Greenland, to study changes in temperature and climate over the same time period.
(A new study is the first to measure the time lags between changing ocean currents and major climate shifts., University of Cambridge)
The mission's final calculations predict loss of contact with the Cassini spacecraft will take place on Sept. 15 at 7:55 a.m. EDT (4:55 a.m. PDT).
(Cassini Spacecraft Makes Its Final Approach to Saturn, NASA)
The final step in building the mammal backbone may be linked with changes in Hox genes, important to spine regions early in their development.
(What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists, National Science Foundation)
A 20 ribonucleotide sequence that is a final product of the processing of either MIR124-1 pre-miRNA, MIR124-2 pre-miRNA or MIR124-3 pre-miRNA.
(MicroRNA 124, NCI Thesaurus)
A planetary nebula is the final stage of a Sun-like star.
(Hubble Views Final Stages of a Star’s Life, ESA/NASA)
A 23 ribonucleotide sequence that is a final product of the processing of either MIR29B1 pre-miRNA or MIR29B2 pre-miRNA.
(MicroRNA 29b, NCI Thesaurus)
