lively, living, animated, vigorous; crucial, critical, necessary
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Vital Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
N
vital parts| indespensible body parts (pl.); grave clothes; [lectus ~ => bier]
vital parts| indespensible body parts (pl.); grave clothes; [lectus ~ => bier]
Vital Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A vital part; one of the vitals.
A vital part; one of the vitals.
(a.)
Very necessary; highly important; essential.
Very necessary; highly important; essential.
(a.)
Contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood.
Contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood.
(a.)
Containing life; living.
Containing life; living.
(a.)
Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
(a.)
Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.
Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.
(a.)
Being the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutBeing the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal.
vital
\vi"tal\, n. a vital part; one of the vitals. [r.]
vital
\vi"tal\ (?), a. [f., fr. l. vitalis, fr. vita life; akin to vivere to live. see vivid.]
1. belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.
2. contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood. do the heavens afford him vital food? and vital virtue infused, and vital warmth.
3. containing life; living. "spirits that live throughout, vital in every part."
4. being the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal. the dart flew on, and pierced a vital part.
5. very necessary; highly important; essential. a competence is vital to content.
6. capable of living; in a state to live; viable. [r.] pythagoras and hippocrates affirm the birth of the seventh month to be vital. t. browne.
vital
air, oxygen gas; -- so called because essential to animal life. [obs.]
vital
capacity (physiol.), the breathing capacity of the lungs; -- expressed by the number of cubic inches of air which can be forcibly exhaled after a full inspiration.
vital
force. (biol.) see under force. the vital forces, according to cope, are nerve force (neurism), growth force (bathmism), and thought force (phrenism), all under the direction and control of the vital principle. apart from the phenomena of consciousness, vital actions no longer need to be considered as of a mysterious and unfathomable character, nor vital force as anything other than a form of physical energy derived from, and convertible into, other well-known forces of nature.
vital
functions (physiol.), those functions or actions of the body on which life is directly dependent, as the circulation of the blood, digestion, etc.
vital
principle, an immaterial force, to which the functions peculiar to living beings are ascribed.
vital
statistics, statistics respecting the duration of life, and the circumstances affecting its duration.
vital
tripod. (physiol.) see under tripod.
vital
vessels (bot.), a name for latex tubes, now disused. see latex.
vital
adj
1. urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest" [syn: critical]
2. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise" [syn: life-sustaining]
3. full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" [syn: full of life , lively]
4. manifesting or characteristic of life; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"
1.Urgently needed; absolutely necessary
2.full of life and vigor
3.Having or characterized by life
4.existing as a manifestation of life
vitally adv vitality n
eg:America does not concern itself now with Impressionism. We own no involved philosophy. The psyche of the land is to be found in its movement. It is to be felt as a dramatic force of energy and vitality. We move; we do not stand still. We have not yet arrived at the stock-taking stage.(M.GRAHAM)
EG:I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather as prematurely old, as a fruit which rotted before it had a chance to ripen.(H.MILLER)
EG:The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged
by the fury it arouses.(L.P.SMITH)
EG:The most vital thing in a man's life is his mental attitude.
2.full of life and vigor
3.Having or characterized by life
4.existing as a manifestation of life
vitally adv vitality n
eg:America does not concern itself now with Impressionism. We own no involved philosophy. The psyche of the land is to be found in its movement. It is to be felt as a dramatic force of energy and vitality. We move; we do not stand still. We have not yet arrived at the stock-taking stage.(M.GRAHAM)
EG:I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather as prematurely old, as a fruit which rotted before it had a chance to ripen.(H.MILLER)
EG:The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged
by the fury it arouses.(L.P.SMITH)
EG:The most vital thing in a man's life is his mental attitude.
Adjective
1. urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
(synonym) critical
(similar) indispensable
2. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"
(synonym) life-sustaining
(similar) essential
3. full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"
(synonym) full of life, lively
(similar) animated, alive
4. manifesting or characteristic of life; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"
(similar) alive(p)
Vital Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Vital Signs, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Designs, manufactures and markets single-patient use medical products for anesthesia, respiratory and related critical care, such as air-filled cushion face masks, clear non-conductive anesthesia breathing circuits, manual resuscitators and general anesthesia kits.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Designs, manufactures and markets single-patient use medical products for anesthesia, respiratory and related critical care, such as air-filled cushion face masks, clear non-conductive anesthesia breathing circuits, manual resuscitators and general anesthesia kits.
VITAL LIVING PRODS INC
Exchange: OTCBB
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Exchange: OTCBB
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Vital Images, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops, markets and supports medical visualization and analysis software for use in clinical diagnosis, surgical planning and medical research.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Develops, markets and supports medical visualization and analysis software for use in clinical diagnosis, surgical planning and medical research.
Vital Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
VITAL is a suite of digital asset management products by VTLS based on the open source Fedora architecture.
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Vital or Vitals may refer to:
- VITAL for Children, a charitable organisation
- Vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be explained solely by mechanism
- Vitalism (Jainism), the Jain teacher Mahavira's philosophy
- Vital Forsikring, a Norwegian insurance company
- Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, the 16th century Rabbi and Mystic
- Vital currents, the concept of currents within the body found in Yoga
- Vital (film) (2004), a Japanese movie directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
- Vital (album) (1978), a live album from the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator
- Vital (grape), a Portuguese wine grape grown in the Alcobaça wine region
- Vitals (novel) (2002), a science fiction/techno-thriller novel by Greg Bear
- Vitals (website), a medical website
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Vital Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Vital Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Necessary to maintain life. Breathing is a vital function.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.
Necessary to maintain life. Breathing is a vital function.
