nomothetic or nomothetical (ˌnɒməˈθɛtɪk) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | giving or enacting laws; legislative |
| 2. | psychol Compare idiographic of or relating to the search for general laws or traits, esp in personality theory |
| [C17: from Greek nomothetikos, from nomothetēs lawgiver] | |
| nomothetical or nomothetical | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Greek nomothetikos, from nomothetēs lawgiver] | |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |