English-Thai Dictionary

infinity

N ความ ไม่มี ที่ สิ้นสุด  infinitude boundlessness illimitability limitedness kwam-mai-me-sin-sud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFINITY

n.[L. infinitas.] 1. Unlimited extent of time, space or quantity; boundlessness. We apply infinity to God and his perfections; we speak of the infinity of his existence, his knowledge, his power, his goodness and holiness.
2. Immensity; indefinite extent.
3. Endless or indefinite number; a hyperbolical use of the word; as an infinity of beauties.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFINITY

In *fin "i *ty, n.; pl. Infinities. Etym: [L. infinitas; pref. in- not +finis boundary, limit, end: cf. F. infinité. See Finite. ]

 

1. Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity. Sir T. More. There can not be more infinities than one; for one of them would limit the other. Sir W. Raleigh.

 

2. Unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as, the infinity of God and his perfections. Hooker.

 

3. Endless or indefinite number; great multitude; as an infinity of beauties. Broome.

 

4. (Math. )

 

Defn: A quantity greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind.

 

Note: Mathematically considered, infinity is always a limit of a variable quantity, resulting from a particular supposition made upon the varying element which enters it. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. ).

 

5. (Geom.)

 

Defn: That part of a line, or of a plane, or of space, which is infinitely distant. In modern geometry, parallel lines or planes are sometimes treated as lines or planes meeting at infinity. Circle at infinity, an imaginary circle at infinity, through which, in geometry of three dimensions, every sphere is imagined to pass. -- Circular points at infinity. See under Circular.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

infinity

in fin i ty |inˈfinitē ɪnˈfɪnədi | ▶noun ( pl. infinities ) 1 the state or quality of being infinite: the infinity of space. • an infinite or very great number or amount: an infinity of combinations. • a point in space or time that is or seems infinitely distant: the lawns stretched into infinity. 2 Mathematics a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ∞). ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French infinite or Latin infinitas, from infinitus (see infinite ).

 

infinity pool

in fin i ty pool ▶noun a swimming pool whose positioning gives the impression that it merges into the ocean or other surrounding landscape.

 

Oxford Dictionary

infinity

in |fin |ity |ɪnˈfɪnɪti | ▶noun ( pl. infinities ) 1 [ mass noun ] the state or quality of being infinite: the infinity of space. • [ count noun ] an infinite or very great number or amount: an infinity of combinations. • a point in space or time that is or seems infinitely distant: the lawns stretched into infinity. 2 Mathematics a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number (symbol ∞). ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French infinite or Latin infinitas, from infinitus (see infinite ).

 

infinity pool

in |fin |ity pool ▶noun a swimming pool whose positioning gives the impression that it merges into the surrounding landscape, especially the sea.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

infinity

infinity noun 1 the infinity of space: endlessness, infinitude, infiniteness, boundlessness, limitlessness; vastness, immensity. 2 an infinity of accessories: infinite number, great number; abundance, profusion, host, multitude, mass, wealth; informal heap, stack.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

infinity

infinity noun 1 she stared out into the infinity of space: endlessness, infinitude, infiniteness, boundlessness, limitlessness, unlimitedness, extensiveness, vastness, immensity; infinite distance. 2 an infinity of different molecules: infinite number, unlimited number, very great number, abundance, profusion, host, multitude, mass, wealth; informal heap, stack, ton; Brit. informal shedload. ANTONYMS limited number. WORD LINKS infinity apeirophobia fear of infinity Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

infinity

in fin i ty /ɪnfɪ́nəti /名詞 複 -ties 1 U 無限, 無限の時間 [空間 ].2 U 〖しばしばan ～ of A 〗無限のA 〈数 量 〉; 際限のないA 〈物 数など 〉.3 U C 〘数 〙無限大 〘記号 ∞〙.4 U 〘写 〙無限遠 .