De*nom`i*na"tive, n. A denominative name or term; denominative verb. Jer. Taylor. Harkness.
De*nom`i*na"tive*ly, adv. By denomination.
De*nom"i*na`tor (?), n. [Cf. F. dénominateur.] 1. One who, or that which, gives a name; origin or source of a name.
This opinion that Aram . . . was the father and denomination of the Syrians in general.
Sir W. Raleigh.
2. (Arith.) That number placed below the line in vulgar fractions which shows into how many parts the integer or unit is divided.
Thus, in , 5 is the denominator, showing that the integer is divided into five parts; and the numerator, 3, shows how many parts are taken.
3. (Alg.) That part of any expression under a fractional form which is situated below the horizontal line signifying division.
In this sense, the denominator is not necessarily a number, but may be any expression, either positive or negative, real or imaginary. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )
De*not"a*ble (?), a. [From Denote.] Capable of being denoted or marked. Sir T. Browne.
De*no"tate (?), v. t. [L. denotatus, p. p. of denotare.] To mark off; to denote. [Archaic]
These terms denotate a longer time.
Burton.
What things should be denotated and signified by the color.
Urquhart.
De`no*ta"tion (?), n. [L. denotatio: cf. F. dénotation.] The marking off or separation of anything. Hammond.
De*not"a*tive (?), a. Having power to denote; designating or marking off.
Proper names are preëminently denotative; telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute.
Latham.
De*note" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Denoting.] [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. dénoter. See Note.] 1. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour.
The better to denote her to the doctor.
Shak.