ALL meanings of thesis
the·sis
T t - noun plural thesis a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war. 1
- noun plural thesis a subject for a composition or essay. 1
- noun plural thesis a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree. 1
- noun plural thesis Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis (def 1). 1
- noun plural thesis Prosody. a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress. (less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Compare arsis (def 2). 1
- noun plural thesis Philosophy. See under Hegelian dialectic. 1
- noun thesis an interpretive method, originally used to relate specific entities or events to the absolute idea, in which some assertible proposition (thesis) is necessarily opposed by an equally assertible and apparently contradictory proposition (antithesis) the mutual contradiction being reconciled on a higher level of truth by a third proposition (synthesis) 1
- noun thesis unproven theory 1
- noun thesis doctoral dissertation 1
- noun thesis theme for essay, discussion 1
- countable noun thesis A thesis is an idea or theory that is expressed as a statement and is discussed in a logical way. 0
- countable noun thesis A thesis is a long piece of writing based on your own ideas and research that you do as part of a university degree, especially a higher degree such as a PhD. 0
- noun thesis a dissertation resulting from original research, esp when submitted by a candidate for a degree or diploma 0
- noun thesis a doctrine maintained or promoted in argument 0
- noun thesis a subject for a discussion or essay 0
- noun thesis an unproved statement, esp one put forward as a premise in an argument 0
- noun thesis the downbeat of a bar, as indicated in conducting 0
- noun thesis (in classical prosody) the syllable or part of a metrical foot not receiving the ictus 0
- noun thesis the first stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that is challenged by the antithesis 0
- noun thesis in classical Greek poetry, the long syllable of a foot 0
- noun thesis in later poetry, the short or unaccented syllable or syllables of a foot 0
- noun thesis a proposition maintained or defended in argument, formerly one publicly disputed by a candidate for a degree in a medieval university 0
- noun thesis a formal and lengthy research paper, esp. a work of original research written in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a master's degree 0
- noun thesis an unproved statement assumed as a premise 0
- noun thesis in Hegelian philosophy, the initial, least adequate phase of development in dialectic 0