English-Thai Dictionary

contradistinction

N ความแตกต่าง กัน  difference kwam-teak-tang-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTRADISTINCT

a.Distinguished by opposite qualities.

 

CONTRADISTINCTION

n.[contra and distinction. ] Distinction by opposite qualities. We speak of sins of infirmity, in contradistinction to those of presumption.

 

CONTRADISTINCTIVE

a.Distinguishing by opposites.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTRADISTINCT

CONTRADISTINCT Con `tra *dis *tinct ", a.

 

Defn: Distinguished by opposite qualities. J. Goodwin.

 

CONTRADISTINCTION

CONTRADISTINCTION Con `tra *dis *tinc "tion, n.

 

Defn: Distinction by contrast. That there are such things as sins of infirmity in contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be questioned. South.

 

CONTRADISTINCTIVE

CONTRADISTINCTIVE Con `tra *dis *tinc "tive, a.

 

Defn: having the quality of contradistinction; distinguishing by contrast. -- Con `tra *dis *tinc "tive, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contradistinction

con tra dis tinc tion |ˌkäntrədəˈstiNGkSHən ˌkɑntrədəˈstɪŋ (k )ʃən | ▶noun distinction made by contrasting the different qualities of two things: the bacterium is termed “rough ” in contradistinction to its ordinary smooth form.

 

Oxford Dictionary

contradistinction

contra |dis ¦tinc ¦tion |kɒntrədɪˈstɪŋ (k )ʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] distinction made by contrasting the different qualities of two things: such a process is known as induction, in contradistinction to the deduction process.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contradistinction

c ò ntra dist í nction 名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠対比 [対照 ](による区別 )▸ in contradistinction to A Aと対照的に [対比して ]