reference — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A relationship or relation (to something).

   Uso

   • arcaico
   • numerabile
   • letterario
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   A man is beloued of a man, in that he is a man, but all theſe are farre more eminent and great, when they ſhal proceed from a ſanctified ſpirit, that hath a true touch of Religion, and a reference to God.

2. A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

3. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   Changes will befall, and friends may part, / But distance only cannot change the heart / And were I call’d to prove th’ assertion true, / One proof should serve—a reference to you.

4. A person who provides this information; a referee.

   Uso

   • uso statunitense
   • numerabile
   • especially
   • non numerabile

5. A reference work.

   Uso

   • attributive
   • numerabile
   • often
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   reference grammar

   Reference Dictionary of Linguistics

6. The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

7. A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

8. A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • letterario
   • non numerabile

9. A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • letterario
   • non numerabile

10. An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

    Uso

    • numerabile
    • non numerabile

11. A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.

    Uso

    • numerabile
    • non numerabile

12. Appeal.

    Uso

    • numerabile
    • obsoleto
    • non numerabile

    Esempi

    Altri esempi (1)

    Y’are falne into a Princely hand, feare nothing, / Make your full reference freely to my Lord, / Who is ſo full of Grace, that it flowes ouer / On all that neede.

Verbo

1. To provide a list of references for (a text).

   Esempi

   You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it.

2. To cite, to use as a reference.

   Esempi

   Reference the dictionary for word meanings.

   Altri esempi (1)

   The penchant for synthesizing the work of others that pervades British scholarship has been described by one of my cynical American colleagues as “a giant bibliography that is always eating its own tail.” By this he means that cliques of like-minded writers tend to reference each other’s work incessantly.

   Written information is a relatively new phenomenon. Depositing it and being able to reference it centuries later is not common human experience.

   Altri esempi (1)

   On the Florence Harding page, for instance, a researcher will be able to reference a book by Waarren Harding’s alleged mistress, Nan Britton, who claimed that she bore his daughter.

3. To mention, to refer to.

   Uso

   • proscribed
   • sometimes

   Esempi

   In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent.

   Humanities institutions specifically reference the work setting for illustrative applications of the unique and significant contributions of the Humanities.

   Altri esempi (3)

   With the economy characteristic of all African sculpture, these portraits reference individual and social identities simultaneously, so that the image of a king may represent a particular king and all kings; a commemorative mask for a woman, a particular woman and all titled women.

   And I would simply reference those of you who are out there working.

   While Trump has not explicitly mentioned habeas corpus in public, it’s what he was referencing last month when he commented on steps he could take to combat nationwide injunctions against his actions on deportations, according to one of the people familiar with the talks.

4. To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.

   Esempi

   The given pointer will reference the actual generated data.

Sostantivo

1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

   Sinonimi

   mention

   Termini più generali

   remarkcommentinput

   Esempi

   she made frequent mention of her promotion

   there was no mention of it

   Altri esempi (1)

   the speaker made several references to his wife

2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

   Sinonimi

   citationciteacknowledgmentcreditmentionquotation

   Termini più generali

   noteannotationnotation

   Esempi

   the student's essay failed to list several important citations

   the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book

   Altri esempi (1)

   the article includes mention of similar clinical cases

3. an indicator that orients you generally

   Sinonimi

   reference pointpoint of reference

   Termini più generali

   indicator

   Esempi

   it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved

4. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

   Sinonimi

   reference bookreference workbook of facts

   Termini più generali

   book

   Esempi

   he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic

5. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

   Sinonimi

   charactercharacter reference

   Termini più generali

   recommendationtestimonialgood word

   Esempi

   requests for character references are all too often answered evasively

6. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

   Sinonimi

   denotationextension

   Termini più generali

   meaningsubstance

   Esempi

   the extension of ‘satellite of Mars’ is the set containing only Demos and Phobos

7. the act of referring or consulting

   Sinonimi

   consultation

   Termini più generali

   action

   Esempi

   reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer

8. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

   Sinonimi

   source

   Termini più generali

   publication

   Esempi

   he carried an armful of references back to his desk

   he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation

9. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

   Sinonimi

   addresscomputer address

   Termini più generali

   codecomputer code

10. the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

    Termini più generali

    meaningsubstance

    Esempi

    he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes

Verbo

1. refer to

   Sinonimi

   cite

   Termini più generali

   writecomposepenindite

   Esempi

   he referenced his colleagues' work