Def"i*nite*ly, adv. In a definite manner; with precision; precisely; determinately.
Def"i*nite*ness, n. The state of being definite; determinateness; precision; certainty.
Def`i*ni"tion (?), n. [L. definitio: cf. F. définition.] 1. The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.
2. Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of "circle;" the definition of "wit;" an exact definition; a loose definition.
Definition being nothing but making another understand by words what the term defined stands for.
Locke.