affinity

  • 31Affinity — 1) *Canon law was strict in forbidding marriage between couples too closely related by marriage or by being a godparent. Such marriages could be rendered null by the Church. Thus, though a later instance, Henry VIII s marriage to Catherine of… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 32affinity — [14] The abstract notion of ‘relationship’ in affinity was originally a more concrete conception of a border. The word comes, via Old French afinite, from the Latin adjective affinis, which meant literally ‘bordering on something’. It was formed… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 33affinity —  denotes a mutual relationship. Strictly, one should not speak of someone or something having an affinity for another, but rather with or between …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 34affinity — /əˈfɪnəti / (say uh finuhtee) noun (plural affinities) 1. (sometimes followed by for or with) a natural liking for, or attraction to, a person or thing. 2. inherent likeness or agreement as between things; close resemblance or connection. 3.… …

  • 35affinity — giminiškumas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Turėjimas bendrų bruožų, panašumas. atitikmenys: angl. affinity vok. Affinität, f rus. сродство, n pranc. affinité, f …

    Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • 36affinity — giminiškumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. affinity vok. Affinität, f rus. сродство, n pranc. affinité, f …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 37affinity — [14] The abstract notion of ‘relationship’ in affinity was originally a more concrete conception of a border. The word comes, via Old French afinite, from the Latin adjective affinis, which meant literally ‘bordering on something’. It was formed… …

    Word origins

  • 38Affinity (in Canon Law) —     Affinity (in Canon Law)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Affinity (in Canon Law)     A relationship arising from the carnal intercourse of a man and a woman, sufficient for the generation of children, whereby the man becomes related to the woman …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 39Affinity chromatography — is a method of separating biochemical mixtures and based on a highly specific interaction such as that between antigen and antibody, enzyme and substrate, or receptor and ligand. Contents 1 Uses 2 Principle 3 Batch and column setup …

    Wikipedia

  • 40Affinity Group Inc. — Affinity Group, Inc. Type Private Industry Recreational vehicles Founded 1935 Founder( …

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