con·cept (k n s pt )n. 1. A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences. 2. Something formed in the mind; a thought or notion. See Synonyms at idea. 3. A scheme; a plan: "began searching for an agency to handle a new restaurant concept" (ADWEEK). [Late Latin conceptus, from Latin, past participle of concipere, to conceive; see conceive.] |
concept [ˈkɒnsɛpt]
n
1. an idea, esp an abstract idea the concepts of biology
2. (Philosophy) Philosophy a general idea or notion that corresponds to some class of entities and that consists of the characteristic or essential features of the class
3. (Philosophy) Philosophy
a. the conjunction of all the characteristic features of something
b. a theoretical construct within some theory
c. a directly intuited object of thought
d. the meaning of a predicate
4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (modifier) (of a product, esp a car) created as an exercise to demonstrate the technical skills and imagination of the designers, and not intended for mass production or sale
[from Latin conceptum something received or conceived, from concipere to take in, conceive]
A notion or statement of an idea, expressing how something might be done or accomplished, that may lead to an accepted procedure.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | concept - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" notion - a general inclusive concept category - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme rule, regulation - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" attribute, dimension, property - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" abstract, abstraction - a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" natural law, law - a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" lexicalized concept - a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language) hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" fact - a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts" linguistic rule, rule - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice |
concept
noun idea, view, image, theory, impression, notion, conception, hypothesis, abstraction, conceptualization She added that the concept of arranged marriages is misunderstood in the west.
Translations
concept
n → Begriff m; (= conception) → Vorstellung f; the concept of evil → der Begriff des Bösen; our concept of the world → unser Weltbild nt; his concept of marriage → seine Vorstellungen von der Ehe; the concept behind the play was good → das Stück war gut konzipiert (geh), → das Stück war in der Anlage or vom Konzept her gut
n concept [ˈkonsept]
an idea or theory His design was a new concept in town-planning. denkbeeld, konsepsie, begrip فِكْرَه، مَفْهوم понятие pojetí begreb; idé; princip der Begriff έννοια, αντίληψη concepto idee ایده؛ نظر idea concept רַעַיוֹן संकल्पना pojam, pristup, koncepcija, shvaćanje fogalom konsep hugtak, heildarhugmynd concetto 構想 개념 idėja, sąvoka, samprata jēdziens; priekšstats konsep begrip idé, forståelse, konsept rozwiązanie conceito concept, idee концепция poňatie, pojem zamisel koncept koncept ความคิด fakir, kavram, düşünce 概念; 理論 поняття, ідея تصور ، نظریہ khái niệm 概念
n conception [kənˈsepʃən]
1 the act of conceiving. begryp, voorstel حَمْل схващане pojetí; početí undfangelse die Empfängnis σύλληψη concepción käsitus لقاح käsittäminen conception הֲגִייָת רַעַיוֹן धारणा začeće fogamzás konsepsi tilurð; upphugsun, hugmynd, getnaður concezione; concepimento 着想 착상 suvokimas aptveršana mengkonsepsikan conceptie unnfangelse poczęcie concepção concepere замысел poňatie spočetje pojam uppfattning[] การเข้าใจ fikir oluşturma 構思 розуміння حمل ٹھہرنا quan niệm 概念的形成
2 an idea grasped or understood We can have no conception of the size of the universe. begrip, voorstelling, denkbeeld إِدْراك، فَهْم، فِكْرَه представа představa begreb; forestilling die Vorstellung ιδέα, αντίληψη noción arusaam تصور؛ درک käsitys conception תְפִיסָה अवधारणा zamisao, predodžba, misao elképzelés gagasan hugmynd concezione 概念 개념 samprata, koncepcija izpratne; koncepcija tanggapan begrip begrep, forestilling pojęcie noção concepţie, idee представление predstava, názor predstava ideja föreställning, begrepp ความคิด fikir, düşünce 概念 поняття; концепція تصور ہونا ، اندازہمہونا ý kiến 概念
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