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US
/ˈpɹɪnsəpəɫ/
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[ UK /pɹˈɪnsɪpəl/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈɪnsɪpəl/ ]
NOUN
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(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
the principles of internal-combustion engines
the rationale for capital punishment -
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
the principle of the conservation of mass
the principle of jet propulsion
the right-hand rule for inductive fields -
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
their principles of composition characterized all their works -
a basic truth or law or assumption
the principles of democracy -
a rule or standard especially of good behavior
he will not violate his principles
a man of principle - rule of personal conduct
How To Use principle In A Sentence
- If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating. A Far From Model Marriage
- In principle, there was nothing that could not be absorbed into this radically Christianized world.
- The relevant principle is that if a member causes loss to the council he/she is liable to make good that loss if he/she has misconducted him/herself knowing that loss may result.
- The vital factor he boldly designates "entelechy", or "psychoid", and advocated a return to Aristotle for the most helpful conception of the principle of life. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
- So maybe BP isn't the best example yet, but clearly businesses that embrace principles of social entrepreneurship--discovering how to "unstick" society when it has gotten stuck, by changing the system--are having widespread impact in making the new buzzphrase "social value" the litmus test for success for not only social entrepreneurs but profit-oriented businesses, too. Marian Salzman: Reinvention, Part II
- An account must now be given of the eustyle, which is the most approved class, and is arranged on principles developed with a view to convenience, beauty, and strength. The Ten Books on Architecture
- The time is nigh for the resurrection of these long-forgotten principles.
- And that is exactly why I say "intelligence" in the context of ID is a dormitive principle: Bunny and a Book
- The principle of mathematical induction, claimed Poincaré, cannot be logically deduced.
- The machine works according to the principle of electromagnetic conduction.
