English-Thai Dictionary

utility

N ความ มีประโยชน์  ความ เป็น ประโย ชน  ลักษณะ ที่ เป็นประโยชน์  usefulness kwam-mi-pra-yod

 

utility

N ประโยชน์ ใช้สอย  ผลประโยชน์  อรรถประโยชน์  usefulness uselessness pra-yod-chai-soi

 

utility

N สาธาร ณูปโภค  การ บริการ สาธารณะ  sa-tha-ra-nu-pa-phok

 

utility

N สิ่ง ที่ เป็นประโยชน์  usefulness uselessness sing-ti-pen-pra-yod

 

utility pole

N เสา โทรศัพท์  telephone pole sao-tho-ra-sab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UTILITY

n.[L. utilas, from utor, to use. ] Usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as the utility of manures upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UTILITY

U *til "i *ty, n. Etym: [OE. utilite, F. utilité, L. utilitas, fr. utilis useful. See Utile. ]

 

1. The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines. The utility of the enterprises was, however, so great and obvious that all opposition proved useless. Macaulay.

 

2. (Polit. Econ.)

 

Defn: Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2. Value in use is utility, and nothing else, and in political economy should be called by that name and no other. F. A. Walker.

 

3. Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism. J. S. Mill.

 

Syn. -- Usefulness; advantageous; benefit; profit; avail; service. -- Utility, Usefulness. Usefulness has an Anglo-Saxon prefix, utility is Latin; and hence the former is used chiefly of things in the concrete, while the latter is employed more in a general and abstract sense. Thus, we speak of the utility of an invention, and the usefulness of the thing invented; of the utility of an institution, and the usefulness of an individual. So beauty and utility (not usefulness ) are brought into comparison. Still, the words are often used interchangeably.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

utility

u til i ty |yo͞oˈtilətē juˈtɪlədi | ▶noun ( pl. utilities ) 1 the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial: he had a poor opinion of the utility of book learning. • (in game theory or economics ) a measure of that which is sought to be maximized in any situation involving a choice. 2 a public utility. • (utilities ) stocks and bonds in public utilities. 3 Computing a utility program. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 useful, esp. through being able to perform several functions: a utility truck. • denoting a player capable of playing in several different positions in a sport. 2 functional rather than attractive: utility clothing. 3 of or relating to the lowest US government grade of beef. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French utilite, from Latin utilitas, from utilis ‘useful. ’

 

utility function

u til i ty func tion ▶noun Economics a mathematical function that ranks alternatives according to their utility to an individual.

 

utility knife

u til i ty knife ▶noun a knife with a small sharp blade, often retractable, designed to cut wood, cardboard, and other materials.

 

utility pole

u til i ty pole ▶noun another term for telephone pole.

 

utility program

u til i ty pro gram ▶noun Computing a program for carrying out a routine function.

 

utility room

u til i ty room |juˈtɪlədi rum | ▶noun a room equipped with appliances for washing and other domestic work.

 

utility vehicle

u til i ty ve hi cle |juˈtɪlədi ˈviˌhɪkəl |(also utility truck ) ▶noun a truck with low sides designed for carrying small loads.

 

Oxford Dictionary

utility

util |ity |juːˈtɪlɪti | ▶noun ( pl. utilities ) 1 [ mass noun ] the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial. • (in game theory or economics ) a measure of that which is sought to be maximized in any situation involving a choice. 2 a public utility. 3 Computing a utility program. 4 Austral. /NZ a utility vehicle. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 useful, especially through being able to perform several functions: a utility truck. • denoting a player capable of playing in several different positions in a sport. 2 functional rather than attractive: utility clothing. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French utilite, from Latin utilitas, from utilis ‘useful ’.

 

utility function

util |ity func |tion ▶noun Economics a mathematical function which ranks alternatives according to their utility to an individual.

 

utility knife

util |ity knife ▶noun a knife with a small sharp blade, often retractable, designed to cut wood, cardboard, and other materials.

 

utility pole

util |ity pole ▶noun North American term for telegraph pole.

 

utility program

util |ity pro |gram ▶noun Computing a program for carrying out a routine function.

 

utility room

util |ity room ▶noun a room equipped with appliances for washing and other domestic work.

 

utility vehicle

utility vehicle (also utility truck ) ▶noun a truck with low sides designed for carrying small loads.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

utility

utility noun 1 we have increased the machine's utility: usefulness, use, benefit, value, advantage, advantageousness, help, helpfulness, effectiveness, avail; formal efficacy. 2 an important public utility: service, service provider, organization, corporation, institution.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

utility

utility noun a study that looks at the utility of using sled dogs rather than snowmobiles: usefulness, use, advantage, benefit, value, help, helpfulness, profitability, convenience, practicality, effectiveness, efficacy, avail, service, serviceableness, advantageousness; feasibility, viability, workability, practicability, possibility; informal mileage.

 

Duden Dictionary

Utility

Uti li ty Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |juˈtɪlətɪ |das Utility; Genitiv: des Utilitys, Plural: die Utilitys englisch utility, utilitär Computerprogramm für die Ausführung von Hilfs- und Wartungsarbeiten

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

utility

u til i ty /jutɪ́ləti /名詞 複 -ties /-z /1 C ｟主に米 ｠〖通例 -ties 〗(ガス 電気 水道などの )公益事業 (体 )(→public utility ); 公共料金 ; (ガス 電気 水道などの )利用設備 ▸ privatized utilities 民営化された公益事業 2 U ｟かたく ｠有用, 有益, 有用 [実用 ]性 ;〖形容詞的に 〗実用的な, 実用本位の ▸ have no utility 役に立たない ▸ utility furniture 実用本位の家具 3 C 〖通例 -ties 〗役に立つ物 [事 ], 実用品 .4 〖形容詞的に 〗万能の, 多目的の ; ｟米 ｠〈肉が 〉最低級の (→prime 形容詞 2 ).5 〖-ties 〗公益事業株 [債券 ].6 C 〘コンピュ 〙ユーティリティプログラム (utility program ) 〘日常的な作業を行う小規模なソフトウェア 〙.7 C ｟豪 ニュージー ｠小型トラック, 実用車, 万能車 (utility vehicle [truck ]).8 U (功利主義の原則である )最大多数の最大幸福 .～́ à rea [r ò om ]｟主に米 ｠ユーティリティスペース [ルーム ] 〘洗濯機 清掃道具などをしまっておく場所 [部屋 ]〙.～́ b è lt ユーティリティベルト 〘道具や武器を収納する帯状ベルト 〙.～́ b ì ll ガス電気水道代 .～́ ì nfielder [ò utfielder ]〘野球 〙どのポジションもこなせる内野 [外野 ]手 .～́ kn ì fe ｟米 ｠万能ナイフ 〘Stanley Knife ｟商標 ｠スタンリーナイフともいう 〙.～́ m à n 1 ｟米 ｠なんでも屋, よろず屋 (｟男女共用 ｠utility worker ).2 〘野球 〙万能選手 .～́ pl à yer 〘スポーツ 〙いくつものポジションをこなせる選手 .～́ p ò le ｟米 ｠木の電柱 .