ley de proporciones definidas

Phonetic: "/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.

Definition: Anything that is defined or determined.

Phonetic: "/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Having distinct limits.

Example: definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval

Definition: Free from any doubt.

Example: definite knowledge

Definition: Determined; resolved; decided.

Definition: Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

Example: the definite article

Phonetic: "/pɹəˈpɔːʃənz/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

Definition: Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.

Definition: Proper or equal share.

Definition: The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.

Example: the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body

Definition: A statement of equality between two ratios.

Definition: The "rule of three", in which three terms are given to find a fourth.

Definition: (chiefly in the plural) Size.

Phonetic: "/pɹəˈpɔːʃənz/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To divide into proper shares; to apportion.

Definition: To form symmetrically.

Definition: To set or render in proportion.

Definition: To correspond to.

Phonetic: "/pɹəˈpɔːʃənz/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A person's figure.

Definition: (flags) The measurements of a flag, described using a ratio.

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

Example: entrapment is against the law

Definition: A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.

Example: A new law forbids driving on that road.

Definition: (more generally) A rule, such as:

Definition: The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.

Example: It was a territory without law, marked by violence.

Definition: A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).

Example: Here comes the law — run!

Definition: The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).

Example: He is studying for a career in law.

Definition: Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.

Example: She went to university to study law.

Definition: Litigation, legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).

Example: They were quick to go to law.

Definition: An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.

Definition: One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.

Definition: An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To work as a lawyer; to practice law.

Definition: To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.

Definition: To rule over (with a certain effect) by law; govern.

Definition: To enforce the law.

Definition: To subject to legal restrictions.