quality -
n. (pl. -ies)
1 the degree of excellence of a thing (of good
quality; poor in
quality).
2 a general excellence (their work has
quality). b (attrib.) of high
quality ( a
quality product).
3 a distinctive attribute or faculty; a characteristic trait.
4 the relative nature or kind or character of a thing (is made in three qualities).
5 the distinctive timbre of a voice or
sound.
6 archaic high
social standing (
people of
quality).
7 Logic the property of a proposition's being affirmative or negative.
quality control a system of maintaining standards in manufactured products by testing a sample of the output against the specification. [ME f. OF qualit÷ f. L qualitas -tatis f. qualis of what kind]
