PRINCIPLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
   Synonym(s)
   • rationale (what does rationale mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the rationale for capital punishment
   • the principles of internal-combustion engines
   Hypernyms(s) principle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • explanation (what does explanation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dialectics (what does dialectics mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ratiocinate (what does ratiocinate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a basic truth or law or assumption
   Usage Example(s)
   • the principles of democracy
   Hypernyms(s) principle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • law (what does law mean?)
   • natural law (what does natural law mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dictate (what does dictate mean?)
   • fundamentals (what does fundamentals mean?)
   • basics (what does basics mean?)
   • fundamental principle (what does fundamental principle mean?)
   • basic principle (what does basic principle mean?)
   • bedrock (what does bedrock mean?)
   • logic (what does logic mean?)
   • pleasure principle (what does pleasure principle mean?)
   • pleasure-pain principle (what does pleasure-pain principle mean?)
   • pleasure-unpleasure principle (what does pleasure-unpleasure principle mean?)
   • reality principle (what does reality principle mean?)
   • conservation (what does conservation mean?)
   • Tao (what does Tao mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
   Synonym(s)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the principle of the conservation of mass
   • the principle of jet propulsion
   • the right-hand rule for inductive fields
   Hypernyms(s) principle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • law (what does law mean?)
   • law of nature (what does law of nature mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Gestalt law of organization (what does Gestalt law of organization mean?)
   • Gestalt principle of organization (what does Gestalt principle of organization mean?)
   • Le Chatelier’s principle (what does Le Chatelier’s principle mean?)
   • Le Chatelier’s law (what does Le Chatelier’s law mean?)
   • Le Chatelier principle (what does Le Chatelier principle mean?)
   • Le Chatelier-Braun principle (what does Le Chatelier-Braun principle mean?)
   • Gresham’s Law (what does Gresham’s Law mean?)
   • mass-energy equivalence (what does mass-energy equivalence mean?)
   • Naegele’s rule (what does Naegele’s rule mean?)
   • Occam’s Razor (what does Occam’s Razor mean?)
   • Ockham’s Razor (what does Ockham’s Razor mean?)
   • principle of parsimony (what does principle of parsimony mean?)
   • law of parsimony (what does law of parsimony mean?)
   • principle of equivalence (what does principle of equivalence mean?)
   • principle of liquid displacement (what does principle of liquid displacement mean?)
   • principle of superposition (what does principle of superposition mean?)
   • Huygens’ principle of superposition (what does Huygens’ principle of superposition mean?)
   • principle of superposition (what does principle of superposition mean?)
   • superposition principle (what does superposition principle mean?)
   • superposition (what does superposition mean?)
   • mass-action principle (what does mass-action principle mean?)
   • mass action (what does mass action mean?)
   • localization of function (what does localization of function mean?)
   • localisation of function (what does localisation of function mean?)
   • localization principle (what does localization principle mean?)
   • localisation principle (what does localisation principle mean?)
   • localization (what does localization mean?)
   • localisation (what does localisation mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
   Synonym(s)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • their principles of composition characterized all their works
   Hypernyms(s) principle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • generalization (what does generalization mean?)
   • generalisation (what does generalisation mean?)
   • generality (what does generality mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pillar (what does pillar mean?)
   • yang (what does yang mean?)
   • yin (what does yin mean?)
   • feng shui (what does feng shui mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a rule or standard especially of good behavior
   Usage Example(s)
   • a man of principle
   • he will not violate his principles
   Hypernyms(s) principle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • value (what does value mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • accounting principle (what does accounting principle mean?)
   • accounting standard (what does accounting standard mean?)
   • chivalry (what does chivalry mean?)
   • ethic (what does ethic mean?)
   • moral principle (what does moral principle mean?)
   • value-system (what does value-system mean?)
   • value orientation (what does value orientation mean?)
   • Hellenism (what does Hellenism mean?)
   • legal principle (what does legal principle mean?)
   • judicial principle (what does judicial principle mean?)
   • judicial doctrine (what does judicial doctrine mean?)
   • scruple (what does scruple mean?)
6. Meaning
   • rule of personal conduct
   Synonym(s)
   • precept (what does precept mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) principle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • prescript (what does prescript mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • higher law (what does higher law mean?)
   • moral principle (what does moral principle mean?)
   • hypothetical imperative (what does hypothetical imperative mean?)
   • caveat emptor (what does caveat emptor mean?)