different between initial vs nascent
initial
English
Etymology
From Middle French initial or straightway from its Latin etymon initi?lis (“of the beginning, incipient, initial”), from initium (“a going in, entrance, beginning”), from inire (“to go in, enter upon, begin”), from in (“in”) + ire (“to go”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n???l/
- Rhymes: -???l
Adjective
initial (not comparable)
- Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
Synonyms
- incipient
- opening
Antonyms
- final
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
initial (plural initials)
- The first letter of a word or a name.
- In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
- You can get your initials printed at the top.
- (typography, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
- (phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
Synonyms
- (typography, calligraphy): drop cap, versal
Derived terms
- initialism
- initial teaching alphabet
Translations
Verb
initial (third-person singular simple present initials, present participle initialing or initialling, simple past and past participle initialed or initialled)
- (transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
Translations
Related terms
See also
- middle
Further reading
- initial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- initial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- initial at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From Latin initi?lis, from initium (“beginning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.ni.sjal/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
initial (feminine singular initiale, masculine plural initiaux, feminine plural initiales)
- initial
Related terms
Further reading
- “initial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ini?t?s??a?l/
Adjective
initial (not comparable)
- initial, incipient
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin initi?lis.
Noun
initial m (definite singular initialen, indefinite plural initialer, definite plural initialene)
- an initial (first letter of a name)
References
- “initial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin initi?lis.
Noun
initial m (definite singular initialen, indefinite plural initialar, definite plural initialane)
- an initial (first letter of a name)
References
- “initial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
initial From the web:
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- what initials go together
- what initial means
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- what initial goes on a signet ring
- what initial is my soulmate
nascent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nasc?ns, nasc?ntis, present participle of nascor (“I am born”). Doublet of naissant.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /?ne?.s?nt/, /?næs.?nt/
- ,
Adjective
nascent (not comparable)
- Emerging; just coming into existence.
- (mathematics, obsolete) Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.
- Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
- (chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.
Synonyms
- (emerging): emergent, emerging, immature, inchoate, incipient, infant, in statu nascendi
Antonyms
- dying
- moribund
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
- nascent at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “nascent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
nascent From the web:
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- what is nascent hydrogen
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- what is nascent oxygen
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