proofs Meaning & Definition
/pɹuːfs/
What Does Proofs Mean?
As a noun, proofs means plural of proof. It can also mean Samples of the copy and layout of a printed document for review by the author or a proofreader before mass printing. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of proof. As a verb, it means To proofread.
Proofs in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //pɹuːfs// |
| Syllables | 1 |
Proofs Definition (Noun)
- plural of proof.
- Samples of the copy and layout of a printed document for review by the author or a proofreader before mass printing.
Proofs as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of proof
Noun
- An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- Experience of something.
- Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
- A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armour of proof.
- A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
Verb
- To proofread.
- To make resistant, especially to water.
- To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.
- To test the activeness of yeast.
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Word Forms & Grammar
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Pronouncing Proofs
You say proofs as //pɹuːfs//. It has 1 syllable.