English-Thai Dictionary

preparation

N การตระเตรียม  preparing making ready establishment kan-tra-triam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREPARATION

n.[L. proeparatio. See Prepare. ] 1. The act or operation of preparing or fitting for a particular purpose, use, service or condition; as the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign; the preparation of a nation for war; the preparation of men for future happiness. Preparation is intended to prevent evil or secure good.
2. Previous measures of adaptation.
I will show what preparations there were in nature for this dissolution.
3. Ceremonious introduction. [Unusual. ]
4. That which is prepared, made or compounded for a particular purpose.
I wish the chimists had been more sparing, who magnify their preparations.
5. The state of being prepared or in readiness; as a nation in good preparation for attack or defense.
6. Accomplishment; qualification. [Not in use. ]
7. In pharmacy, any medicinal substance fitted for the use of the patient.
8. In anatomy, the parts of animal bodies prepared and preserved for anatomical uses.
Preparation of dissonances, in music, is their disposition in harmony in such a manner that by something congenial in what precedes, they may be rendered less harsh to the ear than they would be without such preparation.
Preparation of medicines, the process of fitting any substance for use in the art of healing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREPARATION

Prep `a *ra "tion, n. Etym: [F. préparation, L. praeparatio. See Prepare. ]

 

1. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign.

 

2. The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.

 

3. That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure. I will show what preparations there were in nature for this dissolution. T. Burnet.

 

4. That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a ) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b ) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c ) Something prepared for use in cookery. I wish the chemists had been more sparing who magnify their preparations. Sir T. Browne. In the preparations of cookery, the most volatile parts of vegetables are destroyed. Arbuthnot.

 

5. An army or fleet. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

6. (Mus. )

 

Defn: The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.

 

7. Accomplishment; qualification. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preparation

prep a ra tion |ˌprepəˈrāSHən ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən | ▶noun the action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration: the preparation of a draft contract | the project is in preparation . • (usu. preparations ) something done to get ready for an event or undertaking: she continued her preparations for the party. • a substance that is specially made up and usually sold, esp. a medicine or food. • a specimen that has been prepared for scientific or medical examination: a microscope preparation. • Music (in conventional harmony ) the sounding of the discordant note in a chord in the preceding chord where it is not discordant, lessening the effect of the discord. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praeparatio (n- ), from praeparare ‘make ready before ’ (see prepare ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

preparation

prep ¦ar |ation |ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action or process of preparing or being prepared for use or consideration: the preparation of a draft contract | the project is in preparation . • [ count noun ] (usu. preparations ) something done to get ready for an event or undertaking: she continued her preparations for the party. 2 a substance that is specially made up, especially a medicine or food. • a specimen that has been prepared for scientific or medical examination: a microscope preparation. 3 Music (in conventional harmony ) the sounding of the discordant note in a chord in the preceding chord where it is not discordant, lessening the effect of the discord. 4 Brit. dated fuller form of prep 1 ( sense 1 ). ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin praeparatio (n- ), from praeparare ‘make ready before ’ (see prepare ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

preparation

preparation noun 1 the preparation of contingency plans: devising, putting together, drawing up, construction, composition, production, getting ready, development. 2 (preparations ) preparations for the party: arrangements, planning, plans, preparatory measures. 3 preparation for exams: instruction, teaching, coaching, training, tutoring, drilling, priming. 4 a preparation to kill off mites: mixture, compound, concoction, solution, tincture, medicine, potion, cream, ointment, lotion.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

preparation

preparation noun 1 the preparation of contingency plans: devising, putting together, thinking up, drawing up, construction, composing, composition, editing, fashioning, concocting, production, getting ready, making ready, arrangement, development, assembling, assembly. 2 (preparations ) preparations for the conference will begin almost immediately: arrangements, planning, plans, provision, preparatory measures, preliminaries, necessary steps, groundwork, spadework, foundation, gearing up. 3 too much of the curriculum was taken up with preparation for exams: instruction, teaching, education, coaching, training, tutoring, inculcation, grooming, disciplining, drilling, priming, briefing, guiding, direction. 4 a preparation such as benzyl benzoate is needed to kill off the mites: mixture, compound, concoction, composition, blend, amalgam, solution, suspension, emulsion, tincture, medicine, potion, cream, ointment, lotion.

 

French Dictionary

préparation

préparation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de préparer. : La préparation d ’un repas. SYNONYME confection ; organisation . 2 Chose préparée. : Une préparation chimique. SYNONYME composition ; mélange .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preparation

prep a ra tion /prèpəréɪʃ (ə )n /→prepare 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U «…に備えて (の )/…の [を ]» 準備 , 準備すること «for /of » ▸ the best preparation for the exam その試験に向けての最善の対策 ▸ be in preparation 準備中である ▸ in preparation for the school festival 学園祭に備えて 2 C 〖通例 ～s 〗 «…に対する /…する (ための )» (具体的な )用意, 支度 «for /to do » ▸ make (final ) preparations for the show そのショーのための (最終 )準備をする 3 ｟かたく ｠C 調合薬 , 調整食品 ; (特に肌用の )化粧品 ; U (薬などの )調合 , (食品の )調整 , 調理 .4 U ｟英 やや古 ｠予習 (時間 ).5 U 心の準備 .6 U C 〘楽 〙(不協和音の )予備音 .