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Definition of 'proof'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) proof
evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true or believable.

2.  proof
anything serving as such evidence.

3.  proof
the act of testing or trying anything; test; trial:
to put a thing to the proof.

4.  proof
the establishment of the truth of anything; demonstration.

5.  proof
(in judicial proceedings) evidence that seems to substantiate or corroborate a charge or allegation.

6.  proof
an arithmetical operation serving to check the correctness of a calculation.

7.  proof
Math., Logic. a sequence of steps, statements, or demonstrations that leads to a valid conclusion.

8.  proof
a test to determine the quality, durability, etc., of materials used in manufacture.

9.  proof
the strength of an alcoholic liquor, esp. with reference to the standard whereby 100 proof signifies an alcoholic content of 50 percent.

10.  proof
Photog. a trial print from a negative.

11.  proof
Print.

12.  proof
a trial impression, as of composed type, taken to correct errors and make alterations.

13.  proof
one of a number of early and superior impressions taken before the printing of the ordinary issue.

14.  proof
one of a limited number of coins of a new issue struck from polished dies on a blank having a polished or matte surface.

15.  proof
the state of having been tested.

16. (adj.) proof
able to withstand; impenetrable, impervious, or invulnerable:
proof against attack; proof against leakage.

17.  proof
used for testing or proving; serving as proof.

18.  proof
of standard strength, as an alcoholic liquor.

19.  proof
of tested or proven strength or quality:
proof armor.

20. (v.t.) proof
to examine for flaws, errors, etc.; check against a standard.

21.  proof
Print.

22.  proof
to treat or coat for the purpose of rendering resistant to deterioration, damage, etc. (often used in combination).

23.  proof
to combine (yeast) with warm water so that a bubbling action occurs.

24.  proof
to cause (bread dough, etc.) to rise by adding baker's yeast.

25. (v.i.) proof
(of yeast) to bubble or foam when mixed with warm water, milk, etc.

Etymology: (1175–1225; ME prove, prooff, alter. (by assoc. with the vowel of prove ) of preove, pref < MF preve, proeve < LL proba a test, n. der. of L probāre to approve of, examine, prove)

Definition of 'proof'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) proof, cogent evidence
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
"if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it"

2. (noun) proof
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it

3. (noun) proof
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

4. (noun) proof, test copy, trial impression
(printing) an impression made to check for errors

5. (noun) proof
a trial photographic print from a negative

6. (adj) validation, proof, substantiation
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

7. (verb) proof(p)
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
"temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"

8. (verb) proof
make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

9. (verb) proof
knead to reach proper lightness
"proof dough"

10. (verb) proofread, proof
read for errors
"I should proofread my manuscripts"

11. (verb) proof
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
"proof yeast"

12. (verb) proof
make resistant (to harm)
"proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"

Definition of 'proof'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) proof
information that shows sth is definitely true or happened
The prosecution presented no proof that he was guilty.

2. proof
proof of identity
a document that shows who you are

Definition of 'proof'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) proof
used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge

2. (adj) proof
firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; waterproof; bombproof

3. (adj) proof
being of a certain standard as to strength; -- said of alcoholic liquors

4. (noun) proof
any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial

5. (noun) proof
that degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration

6. (noun) proof
the quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies

7. (noun) proof
firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken

8. (noun) proof
a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; -- called also proof sheet

9. (noun) proof
a process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5

10. (verb) proof
armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof

Translation of 'proof'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (a piece of) evidence, information etc that shows definitely that something is true We still have no proof that he is innocent.
Afrikaans: bewys	Arabic: بُرْهان	Bulgarian: доказателство
Brazilian: prova	Czech: důkaz	German: der Beweis
Danish: bevis	Greek: απόδειξη	Spanish: prueba
Estonian: (asi)tõend	Farsi: دلیل؛ مدرک	Finnish: todiste
French: preuve	Hebrew: הוֹכָחָה	Hindi: प्रमाण
Hungarian: bizonyíték	Indonesian: bukti	Icelandic: sönnun
Italian: prova	Japanese: 証拠	Korean: 증거
Lithuanian: įrodymas	Latvian: pierādījums	Malay: bukti
Dutch: bewijs	Norwegian: bevis	Polish: dowód
Persian: دلیل؛ مدرک	Pashto: دليل، ثبوت	Portuguese: prova
Romanian: dovadă	Russian: доказательство	Slovak: dôkaz
Slovenian: dokaz	Serbian: dokaz	Swedish: bevis
Thai: หลักฐาน	Turkish: kanıt, delil	Taiwanese: 證據
Ukrainian: доказ	Urdu: دليل	Vietnamese: chứng cớ
Chinese: 证据
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