reference

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

2. 2noun

   That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.

3. 3noun

   Relation; regard; respect.

4. 4noun

   One who, or that which, is referred to.

5. 5noun

   One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another.

6. 6noun

   A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is referred.

7. 7noun

   The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision.

8. 8noun

   The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court.

9. 9noun

   Appeal.

10. 10noun

    the act of referring or consulting

    "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"

    Synonyms

    consultation
11. 11noun

    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

    "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

    Synonyms

    denotationextension
12. 12noun

    the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

    "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"

13. 13noun

    (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

    Synonyms

    address
14. 14noun

    a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

    "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

15. 15noun

    a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

    "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"

    Synonyms

    character
16. 16noun

    a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

    "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"

    "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"

    Synonyms

    acknowledgmentcitationcitecreditmentionquotation
17. 17noun

    a remark that calls attention to something or someone

    "she made frequent mention of her promotion"

    "there was no mention of it"

    Synonyms

    mention
18. 18noun

    an indicator that orients you generally

    "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"

19. 19noun

    a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

    "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"

    "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"

    Synonyms

    source
20. 20verb

    refer to

    "he referenced his colleagues' work"

    Synonyms

    cite