Major

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.

   “The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.”

2. sıfat Greater in number, quantity, or extent.

   “the major part of the assembly”

3. sıfat Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.

   “The building underwent a major renovation.”

4. sıfat Prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree.

   “to earn some major cash”

5. sıfat Involving great risk, serious, life-threatening.

   “to suffer from a major illness”

6. sıfat Of full legal age, having attained majority.

   “major children”

7. sıfat Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
8. sıfat Having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees. (of a scale)

   “major scale”

9. sıfat Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)

   “major third”

10. sıfat Having a major third above the root.

    “major triad”

11. sıfat (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
12. sıfat Bell changes rung on eight bells.
13. sıfat Indicating the elder of two brothers (or the eldest of three), appended to a surname in public schools.
14. sıfat Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)
15. sıfat Containing the major term in a categorical syllogism. (of a premise)
16. isim A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.

    “He used to be a major in the army.”

17. isim An officer in charge of a section of band instruments, used with a modifier.
18. isim A person of legal age.
19. isim Ellipsis of major key.
20. isim Ellipsis of major interval.
21. isim Ellipsis of major scale.
22. isim A system of change-ringing using eight bells.
23. isim A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.

    “At the end of last year, the band re-signed to XL for another three albums, despite being chased by majors that included Island, says manager Mike Champion of Midi Management.”

24. isim The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

    “Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn't chosen a major.”

25. isim A student at a college or university specializing on a given area of study.

    “She is a math major.”

26. isim Ellipsis of major term.
27. isim Ellipsis of major premise.
28. isim Ellipsis of major suit.
29. isim A touchdown, or major score.
30. isim A goal.