mortality
n. state of having a limited life span; rate of death | ||||
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Mortality Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Mortality
(n.)
Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature.
(n.)
The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming.
(n.)
The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.
(n.)
Human life; the life of a mortal being.
(n.)
Death; destruction.
(n.)
Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature.
(n.)
The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming.
(n.)
The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.
(n.)
Human life; the life of a mortal being.
(n.)
Death; destruction.
| WordNet 2.0 |
mortality
Noun
1. the quality or state of being mortal
(antonym) immortality
(hypernym) impermanence, impermanency
2. the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
(synonym) deathrate, death rate, morbidity, mortality rate, fatality rate
(hypernym) rate
(hyponym) infant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate
Noun
1. the quality or state of being mortal
(antonym) immortality
(hypernym) impermanence, impermanency
2. the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
(synonym) deathrate, death rate, morbidity, mortality rate, fatality rate
(hypernym) rate
(hyponym) infant deathrate, infant mortality, infant mortality rate
| hEnglish - advanced version |
mortality
mortality
\mor*tal"i*ty\ (?), n. [l. mortalitas: cf. f. mortalité.]
1. the condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying. when i saw her die, i then did think on your mortality. arew.
2. human life; the life of a mortal being. from this instant there 's nothing serious in mortality.
3. those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature. take these tears, mortality's relief.
4. death; destruction.
5. the whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming.
similar words(6)
mortality rate
infant mortality rate
law of mortality
table of mortality
infant mortality
bill of mortality
mortality
\mor*tal"i*ty\ (?), n. [l. mortalitas: cf. f. mortalité.]
1. the condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying. when i saw her die, i then did think on your mortality. arew.
2. human life; the life of a mortal being. from this instant there 's nothing serious in mortality.
3. those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature. take these tears, mortality's relief.
4. death; destruction.
5. the whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming.
similar words(6)
mortality rate
infant mortality rate
law of mortality
table of mortality
infant mortality
bill of mortality
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Marw
Marw, meirw = n. the dead; mortality, v. to die, to become dead = a. dead, mortal, deceased
Marw, meirw = n. the dead; mortality, v. to die, to become dead = a. dead, mortal, deceased
Marwolaeth
Marwolaeth = n. death, decease; mortality
Marwoldeb
Marwoldeb = n. mortality
Mortality Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| EPA Terms of Environment |
Mortality
Death rate.
Death rate.
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
mortality
Death.
Death.
Mortality Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| BioProcess International™ Glossary |
mortality
death; also referring to the percentage of deaths in a population.
death; also referring to the percentage of deaths in a population.
| Fishery Glossary |
Mortality
Measures the rate of death of fish.. Mortality occurs at all life stages of the population and tend to decrease with age. Death can be due to several factors such as pollution, starvation, and disease but the main source of death is predation (in unexploited stocks) and fishing (in exploited ones).
Measures the rate of death of fish.. Mortality occurs at all life stages of the population and tend to decrease with age. Death can be due to several factors such as pollution, starvation, and disease but the main source of death is predation (in unexploited stocks) and fishing (in exploited ones).
Mortality Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Aids Glossary |
mortality
death. The mortality rate is the rate of death in a given population.
death. The mortality rate is the rate of death in a given population.
| Diabetes Glossary |
Mortality
Death
Death
Mortality Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Mortality
Mortality may refer to:
- The quality of being mortal, i.e. susceptible to death.
- Opposite of immortality, which may or may not refer to human as distinct from supernatural.
- Mortality rate, a measure of the number of deaths in some population.
- Mortality (band), a death metal band from Sydney, Australia.
- In computability theory, a Turing machine is said to be mortal if it halts when run on any starting configuration.
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