Etymology : Middle English, from Medieval Latin objectum, from Latin, neuter of objectus, past participle of obicere to throw in the way, present, hinder, from ob- in the way + jacere to throw; more at OB-, JET
Pronunciation : äb-jikt, -(")jekt
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. article, thing; goal; objective; focus of a thought or action; (Grammar) recipient of action; (Computers) image or part of a document that can be embedded within another document; (in OOP) self-contained unit of data with its own built-in procedures. oppose; protest; expostulate. object\ob*ject"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. objected; p. pr. & vb. n. objecting.] [l. objectus, p. p. of objicere, obicere, to throw or put before, to oppose; ob (see:
ob-) + jacere to throw: cf. objecter. see:
jet a shooting forth.].
2. to set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose. [obs.] of less account some knight thereto object, whose loss so great and harmful can not prove. some strong impediment or other objecting itself. pallas to their eyes the mist objected, and condensed the skies.
3. to offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason. he gave to him to object his heinous crime. --spencer. others object the poverty of the nation. the book giveth liberty to object any crime against such as are to be ordered. --whitgift.object \ob*ject"\, v. i. to make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to. t. more.object \ob"ject\ , n. [l. objectus. see:
object, v. t.].
4. that which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.
5. that which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc. object is a term for that about which the knowing subject is conversant; what the schoolmen have styled the "materia circa quam." w. hamilton. the object of their bitterest hatred.
6. that by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause. object, beside its proper signification, came to be abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause this innovation was probably borrowed from the french. w. hamilton. let our object be, our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country. webster.
7. sight; show; appearance; aspect. [obs.] he, advancing close up to the lake, past all the rest, arose in glorious object.
8. (gram.) a word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.object glass, the lens, or system of lenses, placed at the end of a telescope, microscope, etc., which is toward the object. its office is to form an image of the object, which is then viewed by the eyepiece. called also objective. see:
illust. of microscope.object lesson, a lesson in which object teaching is made use of.object staff. (leveling) same as leveling staff.object teaching, a method of instruction, in which illustrative objects are employed, each new word or idea being accompanied by a representation of that which it signifies; -- used especially in the kindergarten, for young children.object \ob*ject"\ , a. [l. objectus, p. p.] opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed. [obs.]object n.
9. a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" [syn: physical object].
10. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see:
her children" [syn: aim, objective, target].
11. a grammatical constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb".
12. the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" express or raise a.
13. To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
14. To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
15. To make opposition in words or argument; usually followed by to.
16. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.
17. That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.
18. That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause.
19. Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
20. A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.
21. Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed. a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb" express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture".
22. 1. An object is anything that has a fixed shape or form, that you can touch or see, and that is not alive. an object the shape of a coconut In the cosy consulting room the children are surrounded by familiar objects.
23. The object of what someone is doing is their aim or purpose. The object of the exercise is to raise money for the charity My object was to publish a scholarly work on Peter Mourne.
24. The object of a particular feeling or reaction is the person or thing it is directed towards or that causes it. The object of her hatred was 24-year-old model Ros French The object of great interest at the Temple was a large marble tower built in memory of Buddha see also:
sex object.
25. In grammar, the object of a verb or a preposition is the word or phrase which completes the structure begun by the verb or preposition. see also:
direct object, indirect object.
26. If you object to something, you express your dislike or disapproval of it. A lot of people will object to the book Cullen objected that his small staff would be unable to handle the added work We objected strongly but were outvoted `Hey, I don't know what you're talking about,' Russo objected.
27. emphasis If you say that money is no object or distance is no object, you are emphasizing that you are willing or able to spend as much money as necessary or travel whatever distance is required. Hugh Johnson's shop in London has a range of superb Swedish crystal glasses that I would have if money were no object Although he was based in Wales, distance was no object. Centaur object object oriented programming unidentified flying object.
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