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FINDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
Example:
the determination of molecular structures
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("finding" is a kind of...):
discovery; find; uncovering (the act of discovering something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finding"):
designation; identification (the act of designating or identifying something)
resolution; solving (finding a solution to a problem)
proof; substantiation; validation (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)
disproof; falsification; falsifying; refutal; refutation (the act of determining that something is false)
fix; localisation; localization; locating; location (a determination of the place where something is)
predetermination (the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place)
rectification (determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve)
redetermination (determining again)
Derivation:
find (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The decision of a court on issues of fact or law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("finding" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finding"):
finding of fact; verdict ((law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment)
conclusion of law; finding of law (a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts)
Derivation:
find (decide on and make a declaration about)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Something that is found
Example:
an area rich in archaeological findings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("finding" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Derivation:
find (establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study)
find (make a discovery, make a new finding)
find (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb find
Context examples:
Wondering, and of my wonder finding no end, I complied.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
These considerations limited my time, and I can only claim that I have surveyed about six miles of the cliff to the east of us, finding no possible way up.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Her joy at finding him seemed even greater than his joy at being found.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Two or three public-rooms opened out of the stable-yard; and looking into one of them, and finding it empty, and a good fire burning, I took him in there.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
But in the end Buck’s pertinacity was rewarded; for the wolf, finding that no harm was intended, finally sniffed noses with him.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Next month is due to be a sweet month, and your chances of finding lasting love will improve greatly.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A finding about one or more characteristics of adenosarcoma, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.
(Adenosarcoma TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
An electrocardiographic finding of an acute myocardial infarction which produces characteristic elevations of the ST segment of the ECG.
(Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of melanoma of the uvea, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.
(Melanoma of the Uvea Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding that refers to the transformation or replacement of a group of non-mesenchymal cells into osseous, cartilagenous, or lipomatous cells.
(Mesenchymal Metaplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
