Skip to content
Vinony

method

noun

  1. path to knowledge
  2. computer function or subroutine that is tied to a particular instance or class
  3. category of patentable things in US patent law
L4204 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛθəd/ / /ˈmɛtət/

noun

Etymology: Abbreviation.

  1. Ellipsis of method air.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos)der. Latin methodusbor. Middle French methodebor. English method From Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos). By surface analysis, met- + -hod. See also -ode and hodo-.

  1. To apply a method to.

    “1809, Rachel Russell (baroness.), Letters. To which is prefixed, an intr. vindicating the character of lord ... "Says he, there is above ten thousand brisk boys are ready to follow me, whenever I hold up my finger : — Says I, how have you methoded this, that they shall not be crushed, for there will be a great force to oppose you?"”

  2. To apply particular treatment methods to (a mold).

    “The company employs extensive use of 3D modelling combined with solidification simulation to ensure that critical castings are properly methoded.”