| higher | adj. prenom. 1. advanced in complexity or elaboration; as, higher mathematics. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. of or pertaining to education beyond the secondary level; as, higher education; higher learning. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Higher criticism | . Criticism which includes the study of the contents, literary character, date, authorship, etc., of any writing; as, the higher criticism of the Pentateuch. Called also historical criticism. The comparison of the Hebrew and Greek texts . . . introduces us to a series of questions affecting the composition, the editing, and the collection of the sacred books. This class of questions forms the special subject of the branch of critical science which is usually distinguished from the verbal criticism of the text by the name of higher, or historical, criticism. W. Robertson Smith. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Highering | a. Rising higher; ascending. [ 1913 Webster ] In ever highering eagle circles. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Higher National Diploma | n. (Education) A certificate awarded for completing a course of vocational education beyond secondary school, preparing the student for a career in business or certain practical arts. It is a term used in the United Kingdom. [ United Kingdom ] [ PJC ] |
| higher programming language | n. (Computers) A computer programming language with an instruction set allowing one instruction to code for several assembly language instructions. The aggregation of several assembly-language instructions into one instruction allows much greater efficiency in writing computer programs. Most programs are now written in some higher programming language, such as BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, C, C++, PROLOG, or JAVA. [ PJC ] |
| higher-ranking | adj. having a rank above that of another.
Syn. -- ranking(prenominal), superior. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Higher thought | . See New thought, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| higher-up | n. A superior officer or official; a person having greater rank or station or quality than others; -- used chiefly in pl. [ Slang ]
Syn. -- superior, superordinate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ] |
| 高等 | [gāo děng, ㄍㄠ ㄉㄥˇ, 高 等] higher; high level; advanced #3,533 [Add to Longdo] |
| 上级 | [shàng jí, ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧˊ, 上 级 / 上 級] higher authorities; superiors #4,899 [Add to Longdo] |
| 高学历 | [gāo xué lì, ㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ, 高 学 历 / 高 學 歷] higher education record; record including Master's or Doctoral degree #93,666 [Add to Longdo] |
| 高八度 | [gāo bā dù, ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˋ, 高 八 度] higher octave (music) #639,834 [Add to Longdo] |
| 更高 | [gèng gāo, ㄍㄥˋ ㄍㄠ, 更 高] higher; even higher [Add to Longdo] |
| 高次 | [gāo cì, ㄍㄠ ㄘˋ, 高 次] higher degree (e.g. equation in math.) [Add to Longdo] |
| 高等代数 | [gāo děng dài shù, ㄍㄠ ㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨˋ, 高 等 代 数 / 高 等 代 數] higher algebra [Add to Longdo] |
| 高等教育 | [gāo děng jiào yù, ㄍㄠ ㄉㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩˋ, 高 等 教 育] higher education [Add to Longdo] |
| 部 | [べ, be] (n, n-suf) (1) (higher than a 課) department (in an organization); division; bureau; (2) club; (3) part; component; element; (4) category; (ctr) (5) counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine; (P) #104 [Add to Longdo] |
| 上 | [じょう, jou] (n, adj-no, n-adv, n-suf) (1) above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); (2) top; summit; (3) surface; on; (4) before; previous; (5) superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); (6) on top of that; besides; what's more; (7) upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); (8) matters concerning...; as concerns ...; (9) (as ...上は) since (i.e. "for that reason"); (n-suf) (10) (hon) (See 父上) suffix indicating higher social standing; (11) (arch) place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); (12) (arch) emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; (13) (arch) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman); (P) #111 [Add to Longdo] |
| 共 | [ども, domo] (suf) (1) (hum) first-person plural (or singular); (2) second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to); (P) #1,831 [Add to Longdo] |
| 上位 | [じょうい, joui] (n, adj-no) (1) superior (rank not class); ranking; (n) (2) { comp } higher order (e.g. byte); (3) { comp } host computer (of connected device); (P) #2,360 [Add to Longdo] |
| 姉 | [ねえ, nee] (suf) (hon) honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status #2,721 [Add to Longdo] |
| 進学 | [しんがく, shingaku] (n, vs) entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university; (P) #2,871 [Add to Longdo] |
| 知;智 | [ち, chi] (n) (1) wisdom; (2) { Buddh } jnana (higher knowledge) #3,001 [Add to Longdo] |
| 控訴 | [こうそ, kouso] (n, vs, adj-no) koso appeal (initial appeal to a higher court); (P) #9,064 [Add to Longdo] |
| 上告 | [じょうこく, joukoku] (n, vs, adj-no) jokoku appeal (final appeal to a higher court); (P) #14,082 [Add to Longdo] |
| 通達 | [つうたつ, tsuutatsu] (n, vs) notification; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); (P) #14,207 [Add to Longdo] |
