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METHOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("method" is a kind of...):
acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("method" is a kind of...):
know-how (the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "method"):
pedagogics; pedagogy; teaching method (the principles and methods of instruction)
method of choice (the best method to achieve a desired result)
methodology (the system of methods followed in a particular discipline)
mnemonics (a method or system for improving the memory)
solution (a method for solving a problem)
system; system of rules (a complex of methods or rules governing behavior)
technique (a practical method or art applied to some particular task)
technicolor (a trademarked method of making color motion pictures)
statistical method; statistical procedure (a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic)
wrinkle (a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different))
Derivation:
methodical (characterized by method and orderliness)
Context examples:
Further application of the new method promises to reach farther back, one step and geologic record at a time.
(Deep-sea sediments lead to new understanding of solar system, National Science Foundation)
Saturn may be a taskmaster, but his methods are effective, and we all have so much to show for our efforts afterward.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You know my methods in such cases, Watson.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I took all possible methods to cultivate this favourable disposition.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Their study, “A neural basis for contagious yawning” is another stage in their research into the underlying biology of neuropsychiatric disorders and their search for new methods of treatment.
(Why Is Yawning so Contagious?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
They mapped a new, more accurate dataset, and compared the result to that yielded by more common, lower-sensitivity methods.
(Study reveals new patterns of key ocean nutrient, National Science Foundation)
They used somatic cell nuclear transfer, the same method that was used to create Dolly the sheep in 1996.
(Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai, Wikinews)
Caregivers and nurses also expressed high levels of satisfaction with both methods of pain control during IV insertion.
(Better IV Insertion Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
"So do I," added her husband, who welcomed the thought of a chance for trying the Socratic method of education on modern youth.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I use the verb 'to torment,' as I observed to be your own method, instead of 'to instruct,' supposing them to be now admitted as synonymous.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
