plural of object finder

A vital principle attributed by the primitive mind to inanimate objects.

plural of object-soul

A device in microscopes for locating an object in the field before examination at higher magnification.

(category theory) Given a category C, any object X ∈ C on which morphisms are defined corresponding to the group theoretic concepts of a binary operation (called multiplication), identity and inverse, such that multiplication is associative and properties are satisfied that correspond to the existence of inverse elements and the identity element.

Synonym of cognate accusative

plural of object complement

The world of external objects as distinct from a person perceiving them, especially considered as differing from person to person.

plural of object world

(grammar) In some languages, e.g. in Finnish, an object that indicates incomplete action, as opposed to total object that indicates completed action.