prime cause
21cause — n 1 Cause, determinant, antecedent, reason, occasion are comparable when denoting what in whole or in part produces an effect or result. Cause is applicable to an agent (as a circumstance, condition, event, or force) that contributes to the… …
22cause — [n1] agent, originator account, agency, aim, antecedent, author, basis, beginning, causation, consideration, creator, determinant, doer, element, end, explanation, foundation, genesis, ground, grounds, incitement, inducement, instigation, leaven …
23prime mover — prime′ mov′er n. 1) a) mec the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion b) mec a machine, as a waterwheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source 2) mil a means of towing a …
24prime mover — n. 1. a) the original force in a series of transmissions of force b) any initiating or principal force 2. any natural force applied by people to produce power, as muscular energy or flowing water 3. a machine, as a turbine, that converts a… …
25cause — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. source (See cause); subject, basis; case; doctrine, view. See thought, belief. II That which produces an effect Nouns 1. cause, origin, source, wellspring, principle, element; leaven; groundwork,… …
26prime — 1. prime [ prim ] adj. et n. f. • prime lune 1119; lat. primus « premier » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Premier. « Tu mérites la prime place en ce mien livre » (Verlaine). Littér. Prime jeunesse. (déb. XVIIe) De prime abord. 2 ♦ (XIX …
27Prime Directive (role-playing game) — Infobox RPG title= Prime Directive caption= designer= Mark Costello, Timothy D. Olsen publisher= Amarillo Design Bureau Inc, (formerly)Task Force Games date= 1993 (1st edition) 2002 (GURPS edition) 2005 (D20 edition) genre= Science fiction (Star… …
28cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ …
29Cause — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Constant antecedent. < N PARAG:Cause >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cause cause origin source principle element Sgm: N 1 occasioner occasioner prime mover primum mobile Sgm: N 1 vera causa vera causa …
30Prime Bank — Term used to describe the top 50 banks (or thereabouts) in the world. Prime banks trade instruments such as world paper, International Monetary Fund bonds and Federal Reserve notes. Be extremely wary when you hear this term. It is often used by… …
