Mimetic — Mi*met ic (?; 277), Mimetical Mi*met ic*al, [Gr. ?, fr. ? to imitate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Characterized by mimicry; applied to animals and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mimetic — MIMÉTIC, Ă, mimetici, ce, adj. Care se referă la mimetism, care are mimetism. – Din fr. mimétique. Trimis de LauraGellner, 31.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 mimétic adj. m., pl. mimétici; f. sg., mimétică, pl … Dicționar Român
Mimetic drift — describes the flow of ideas (memes) across a social group. A typical usage can be seen in the edition of The Harrow Technology Report dated 22 December 2003.[1] The phrase was used as the title of a short story by science fiction author Glenn… … Wikipedia
Mimetic — has several different uses: * In mathematics, see mimetic (mathematics) * In biology and ecology, see mimicry * In acting and literary theory, see mimesis * In linguistics, see Japanese sound symbolism * For the study of memes, see memetics … Wikipedia
Mimetic isomorphism — in organization theory refers to the tendency of an organization to imitate another organization s structure because of the belief that the structure of the latter organization is beneficial. An example for this is a family company transforming… … Wikipedia
mimetic — (adj.) 1630s, having an aptitude for mimicry, from Gk. mimetikos imitative, good at imitating, from mimetos, verbal adjective of mimeisthai to imitate. Originally of persons, attested of animals or plants from 1851. Related: Mimetical (1610s);… … Etymology dictionary
mimetic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or practising mimesis or mimicry … English terms dictionary
mimetic — [mi met′ik, mīmēt′ik] adj. [Gr mimētikos < mimeisthai, to imitate < mimos, actor] 1. of or characterized by imitation; imitative 2. of or characterized by mimicry mimetically adv … English World dictionary
Mimetic (mathematics) — The goal of numerical analysis is to approximate the continuum, so instead of solving a partial differential equation one aims in solve a discrete version of the continuum problem. A numerical method is called mimetic when it mimics (or imitates) … Wikipedia
mimetic — [[t]mɪme̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Mimetic movements or activities are ones in which you imitate something. [FORMAL] Both realism and naturalism are mimetic systems or practices of representation … English dictionary
mimetic — adjective Etymology: Late Latin mimeticus, from Greek mimētikos, from mimeisthai to imitate, from mimos mime Date: 1637 1. imitative 2. relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting mimicry < mimetic coloring of a butterfly > • mimetically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
