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ob·jec·tive
(əb-jĕk′tĭv)adj.
1.
a. Existing independent of or external to the mind; actual or real: objective reality.
b. Based on observable phenomena; empirical: objective facts.
2. Uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices: an objective critic. See Synonyms at fair1.
3. Medicine Relating to or being an indicator of disease, such as a physical sign, laboratory test, or x-ray, that can be observed or verified by someone other than the person being evaluated.
4. Grammar
a. Of, relating to, or being the case of a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of a verb.
b. Of or relating to a noun or pronoun used in this case.
n.
1. Something worked toward or striven for; a goal. See Synonyms at intention.
2. A thing or group of things existing independent of the mind.
3. Grammar
a. The objective case.
b. A noun or pronoun in the objective case.
4. The primary optical element, such as a lens or mirror, in a microscope, camera, telescope, or other optical instrument, that first receives light rays from the object and forms the image. Also called object glass, objective lens, object lens.
ob·jec′tive·ly adv.
ob·jec′tive·ness n.
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objective
(əbˈdʒɛktɪv)adj
1. (Philosophy) existing independently of perception or an individual's conceptions: are there objective moral values?.
2. undistorted by emotion or personal bias
3. of or relating to actual and external phenomena as opposed to thoughts, feelings, etc
4. (Medicine) med (of disease symptoms) perceptible to persons other than the individual affected
5. (Grammar) grammar denoting a case of nouns and pronouns, esp in languages having only two cases, that is used to identify the direct object of a finite verb or preposition and for various other purposes. In English the objective case of pronouns is also used in many elliptical constructions (as in Poor me! Who, him?), as the subject of a gerund (as in It was me helping him), informally as a predicate complement (as in It's me), and in nonstandard use as part of a compound subject (as in John, Larry, and me went fishing). See also accusative
6. of, or relating to a goal or aim
n
Abbreviation: obj Compare: subjective 7. the object of one's endeavours; goal; aim
8. (Military) military Also called: objective point a place or position towards which forces are directed
9. an actual phenomenon; reality
10. (Grammar) grammar
a. the objective case
b. a word or speech element in the objective case
11. (General Physics) optics
a. the lens or combination of lenses nearest to the object in an optical instrument
b. the lens or combination of lenses forming the image in a camera or projector
objectival adj
obˈjectively adv
ˌobjecˈtivity, obˈjectiveness n
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ob•jec•tive
(əbˈdʒɛk tɪv)n.
1. something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal.
2.
a. the objective case in grammar.
b. a word or other form in the objective case.
3. the lens or combination of lenses that first receives the rays from an observed object, forming its image in an optical device, as a microscope or camera.
adj. 4. not influenced by personal feelings or prejudice; unbiased: an objective opinion.
5.
a. being the object of perception or thought.
b. belonging to the object of thought rather than to the thinking subject (opposed to subjective).
6.
a. of, pertaining to, or being a grammatical case that typically indicates the object of a transitive verb or a preposition (contrasted with subjective).
b. of or pertaining to the object of a sentence.
7. Med. discernible to others as well as the patient.
ob•jec′tive•ly, adv.
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ob·jec·tive
(əb-jĕk′tĭv) The lens or group of lenses that first receives light from the object in an optical instrument such as a telescope.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
objective
- limited war - A war whose objective is of smaller scope than total defeat of the enemy.
- institution - First a noun of action or process that became a general and abstract noun describing something objective and systematic.
- purposely, purposefully - Purposely means "intentionally, on purpose," while purposefully means "with a specific purpose or objective in mind."
- safe, secure - Safe and secure, now nearly synonymous, used to be more different; secure was subjective—man's own sense of the absence of danger—while safe was objective, the fact of such absence of danger.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
objective
1. The clearly defined, decisive, and attainable goals towards which every military operation should be directed.
2. The specific target of the action taken (for example, a definite terrain feature, the seizure or holding of which is essential to the commander's plan, or, an enemy force or capability without regard to terrain features). See also target.
2. The specific target of the action taken (for example, a definite terrain feature, the seizure or holding of which is essential to the commander's plan, or, an enemy force or capability without regard to terrain features). See also target.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
objective
A grammatical noun case that indicates the object of a verb.
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| Noun | 1. |  objective - the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"goal, end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" grail - the object of any prolonged endeavor business - an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening" point - the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?" thing - a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds" |
| 2. |  objective - the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewedcompound microscope - light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images optical telescope - an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources | |
| Adj. | 1. | objective - undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence" subjective - taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment" |
| 2. | objective - serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) | |
| 3. | objective - emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; "objective art" | |
| 4. | objective - belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind" concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" |
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objective
noun
adjective
1. factual, real, actual, existing, manifest, empirical, circumstantial, verifiable He has no objective evidence to support his claim.
2. unbiased, neutral, detached, just, fair, judicial, open-minded, equitable, impartial, impersonal, disinterested, even-handed, dispassionate, unemotional, uninvolved, unprejudiced, uncoloured I would like your objective opinion on this.
unbiased prejudiced, biased, personal, unfair, subjective, unjust
unbiased prejudiced, biased, personal, unfair, subjective, unjust
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
objective
adjective1. Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses:
2. Having verifiable existence:
3. Free from bias in judgment:
disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, fair, fair-minded, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, square, unbiased, unprejudiced.
Idiom: fair and square.
4. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:
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Translations
cílobjektivní
målobjektivsaglig
tavoite
cilj
célcélpontobjektívtárgyeset
hlutlægurmarkmiî
目的
목적
objektyviai
mērķisobjektīvs
objektívny
ciljnepristranski
målobjektiv
เป้าหมาย
mục tiêu
objective
[əbˈdʒektɪv]A. ADJ
1. (= impartial) [person, view, assessment, opinion] → objetivo
friends may not be able to be objective → puede que los amigos no sean capaces de ser objetivos
to take an objective look at sth → mirar algo desde un punto de vista objetivo
friends may not be able to be objective → puede que los amigos no sean capaces de ser objetivos
to take an objective look at sth → mirar algo desde un punto de vista objetivo
2. (= real) [evidence, facts] → objetivo
B. N
1. (= aim) → objetivo m, propósito m
if we achieve our objective → si alcanzamos nuestro objetivo, si conseguimos nuestro propósito
military objective → objetivo m militar
if we achieve our objective → si alcanzamos nuestro objetivo, si conseguimos nuestro propósito
military objective → objetivo m militar
2. (Phot) → objetivo m
3. (Gram) → acusativo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
objective
[əbˈdʒɛktɪv] adj [view, evidence] → objectif/ive
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
objective
adj
(= impartial) person, article → objektiv, sachlich; to take an objective look at something → etw objektiv betrachten
n
(= aim) → Ziel nt; (esp Comm) → Zielvorstellung f; (Mil) → Angriffsziel nt; in establishing our objectives → bei unserer Zielsetzung
(Opt, Phot) → Objektiv nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
objective
[əbˈdʒɛktɪv]1. adj
a. (impartial) → obiettivo/a
b. (Gram, Philosophy) → oggettivo/a
2. n (aim) → obiettivo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
objective
(əbˈdʒektiv) noun a thing aimed at. Our objective is freedom.
adjective not influenced by personal opinions etc. He tried to take an objective view of the situation.
obˈjectively adverbHe considered the problem objectively.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
objective
→ هَدَفٌ cíl mål Ziel στόχος objetivo tavoite objectif cilj obiettivo 目的 목적 doel målsetning obiektywny objetivo задача mål เป้าหมาย amaç mục tiêu 目标Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ob·jec·tive
n. objetivo, propósito; a. objetivo-a, rel. a la percepción de fenómenos y sucesos tal como se manifiestan en la vida real;
___ sign → señal ___;
___ symptoms → síntomas ___ -s;
adv. objetivamente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
objective
n objetivoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.