Prime
noun
- 1.
- (The best part; the best or most vigorous period; the first or earliest part; the first daylight; canonical hour; chief: major; most important, first in quality best; a small elementary book used in teaching; the best portion) the prime of life វ័យកំពុងពេញ
adjective
- 1.
- (chief; most important; first rate; excellent, basic; fundamental; first in quality; first in time original. -prime minister The chief executive, head of an elected government in some countries; the premier) of prime importance ជាងគេបំផុត prime cut ដែលល្អជាង prime minister នៃនាយករដ្ឋមន្ដ្រី
Example: Her prime concern is to protect the property. - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) សំខាន់បំផុត, ផ្តល់ព័ត៌មាន
verb — past tense: primed ; past participle: primed ; present participle: priming ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To prepare wood with a protective coating before painting it; to fill with water etc, as a pump, to make which primes to get (a pump) into operation by pouring in water or petrol) ចាក់ទឹកក្នុងម៉ាស៊ីនបូមទឹកដើម្បីអោយចាប់បឺតទឹកបូម prime a gun ច្រករំសេវ prime a house លាប (ថ្នាំ) ស្រទាប់ដំបូង prime oneself for a test ប្រុងប្រៀប
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part.
- 2.
- The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring.
- 3.
- The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection.
- 4.
- The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds.
- 5.
- The first of the chief guards.
- 6.
- A prime number.
- 7.
- An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; -- denoted by ['].
adjective
- 1.
- Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; -- so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.
- 2.
- First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth.
- 3.
- First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.
- 4.
- First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister.
- 5.
- Early; blooming; being in the first stage.
- 6.
- Lecherous; lustful; lewd.
- 7.
- Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
- 8.
- Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a prime number.
- 9.
- Having no common factor; -- used with to; as, 12 is prime to 25.
verb — past tense: primed ; past participle: primed ; present participle: priming ;
- 1.
- To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge.
- 2.
- To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.
- 3.
- To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief.
- 4.
- To trim or prune, as trees.
- 5.
- To mark with a prime mark.
- 6.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To be renewed, or as at first.
- 7.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
- 8.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler.
- 1.
- beginning, best, chief, choice, earliest, first, fundamental, original, primary, principal, top