objective (noun)
1objective*/ — [əbˈdʒektɪv] noun [C] I something that you plan to achieve I m not sure I understand the objective of this exercise.[/ex] The main objective of our department is to identify market opportunities.[/ex] • Words often used with objective Adjectives… …
2objective complement — noun or objective predicate : a noun, adjective, or pronoun used in the predicate as complement to a factitive verb or a verb of choosing, naming, thinking and as qualifier of its direct object (as chairman in make John chairman, angry in make… …
3objective — I adjective actual, broad minded, candid, concrete, corporeal, desired, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, factual, fair, fair minded, impartial, impersonal, judicial, just, material, neutral, nonpartisan, nonsubjective, open… …
4objective — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions. 2) not dependent on the mind for existence; actual. 3) Grammar relating to a case of nouns and pronouns used for the object of a transitive verb or a preposition. ► NOUN 1) a goal or …
5objective prism — noun : a transparent prism of small apex angle but large size that is placed in front of the objective of a telescope to cause all stars and other objects to appear as short spectra in the focal plane where they may be photographed together on a… …
6objective test — noun : a test designed to exclude as far as possible the subjective element on the part of both those taking and grading it by presenting a number of factual questions to be answered by one word or a check mark instead of verbal expression and… …
7objective justification — UK US noun [C or U] ► HR, LAW in European employment law, a legal reason that allows an employer to treat someone in a different way to other employees, especially relating to reasons of age, physical ability, etc …
8objective genitive — An example of this is the boy s murder, in which the genitive form boy s denotes not possession (as in the boy s dog, which is the usual function of a genitive) but the object of the noun murder …
9objective case — noun the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb • Syn: ↑accusative, ↑accusative case • Derivationally related forms: ↑accusative (for: ↑accusative) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
10objective lens — noun the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed • Syn: ↑objective, ↑object lens, ↑object glass • Hypernyms: ↑lens, ↑lense, ↑lens system • Part Ho …
