An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. Of, relating to, or in the interests of utility.
   

2. Of, characterized by, or adhering to → utilitarianism.

Etymology (EN): Coined by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) from → utility + -arian.

Philosophy: A doctrine according to which the virtue of a thing or an action is determined by its utility. The goal of utilitarian ethics is to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. The founders of this philosophical school were Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and James Mill (1773-1836).

See also: → utilitarian; → -ism.

1. The state or quality of being useful; usefulness.
   

2. Having, or made for, useful practical purposes. → utility software.

Etymology (EN): M.E. utilite, from O.Fr. utilite “usefulness,”
earlier utilitet, from L. utilitatem “usefulness, profit,” from utilis “usable,” from uti “to use.”

Etymology (PE): Hudemandi, from hudemand “utile,” from hudé “use” (as in bihudé “useless, vain, absurd”), from Mid.Pers. hudâg “good, useful, beneficent;” Av. hūdā- “doing good, producing wealth,” from hū-, hu-, → eu-, + Av./O.pers. dā- “to give, grant, put,” dadāiti “he gives;” Mid.Pers./Mod.Pers. dâdan “to give, put”
(cf. Skt. dadáti “he gives;” Gk. tithenai “to place, put, set,” didomi “I give;”
L. dare “to give, offer;” Rus. delat’ “to do;” O.H.G. tuon, Ger. tun, O.E. don “to do;” PIE base *dhe- “to put, to do”) + -mand(i)

A part of the system software designed to support the operation of application software and is used to manage the computer files. Examples of utility software are disk diagnosis program, backup software, password generation software, and virus protection software. Also called utilities.

See also: → utility; → software.

The act or process of utilizing.

See also: Verbal noun of → utilize.

To make practical or worthwhile use of.

Etymology (EN): From Fr. utiliser, from It. utilizzare, from utile “usable,” from L. utilis “usable,” from uti “to use.”

Etymology (PE): Hudidan, from hudé, hudag “use,” → utility, + -idan.

A → plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars that was chosen as the landing site of the Viking II space probe on September 3, 1976.

Etymology (EN): Mod.L. Utopia, literally “nowhere,” coined by Thomas More (1516), from Gk. ou “not” + topos “place;” planitia, from planus, → plain.

Etymology (PE): Dašt, → plain; nâkojâ “nowhere,” from nâ-, → un-, + kojâ “where?; a place;” Mid.Pers. kugiyâg, from kū “where; that; than” + giyâk “place” (O.Pers. ā-vahana- “place, village;” Av. vah- “to dwell, stay,” vanhaiti “he dwells, stays;” Skt. vásati “he dwells;” Gk. aesa (nukta) “to pass (the night);”
Ossetic wat “room; bed; place;” Tokharian B wäs- “to stay, wait;” PIE base ues- “to stay, live, spend the night”); nâkojâ âbâd literally “city of nowhere, habitation of nowhere,” from nâkojâ, as explained, + âbâd “city; habitation; cultivated” (Mid.Pers. âpât, âpâtân “cultivated, inhabitated;” Proto-Iranian *ā-pāta- “protected,” from prefix ā + pā- “to protect, guard” (Mod.Pers. pâyidan), → observe.

1. To give audible expression to; speak or pronounce.
   

2. Phonetics: To produce (speech sounds, speech-like sounds, syllables, words, etc.) audibly, with or without reference to formal language (Dictionary).

Etymology (EN): M.E. outren from M.Du. uteren or M.L.G. utern “to turn out, show, speak,” from uter “outer,” comparative adj. from ut, → out.

Etymology (PE): Vâpidan, from Proto-Ir. *uab-/*uaf- “to utter (sing, speak), to call;” cf. Av. uf- “to sing;” Sogd. w’β, w’b “to say, speak;” Baluci gwâpt/gwâp- “to summon, call together;” Mod.Pers. gap, gab “word, chit-chat,” zand-bâf “nightingale,” buf “owl.”

1. An act of uttering; a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound.
   

2. Something uttered; a word or words uttered; a cry, animal’s call, or the like.
   

3. Linguistics: Any speech sequence consisting of one or more words and preceded and followed by silence: it may be coextensive with a sentence (Dictionary.com).

See also: → utter; → -ance.