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English Idioms :: uncertain
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uncertainty.html - See: IN SO MANY WORDS(2). or IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS. |
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Traditional English :: uncertain
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uncertainty.html - adj. 1 not certainly knowing or known (uncertain what it means; the result is uncertain). 2 unreliable (his aim is uncertain). 3 changeable, erratic (uncertain weather). in no uncertain terms clearly and forcefully. |
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Traditional English :: uncertainty
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uncertainty.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the fact or condition of being uncertain. 2 an uncertain matter or circumstance. uncertainty principle (in full Heisenberg uncertainty principle after W. Heisenberg, Ger. physicist d. 1976) Physics the principle that the momentum and position of a particle cannot both be precisely determined at the same time. |
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Traditional English :: uncertified
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uncertainty.html - adj. 1 not attested as certain. 2 not guaranteed by a certificate of competence etc. 3 not certified as insane. |
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English Idioms :: uncertain
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uncertainty.html - See: IN SO MANY WORDS(2). or IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS. |
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Traditional English :: unceremonious
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uncertainty.html - adj. 1 lacking ceremony or formality. 2 abrupt; discourteous. unceremoniously adv. unceremoniousness n. |
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