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Indeed, every true science has for its object the determination of certain phenomena by means of others, in accordance with the relations which exist between them.
Auguste Comte

Meaning of "by means of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BY MEANS OF

by means of play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY MEANS OF

by far
by fits and starts
by half
by halves
by hand
by heart
by hook or crook
by jingo
by Jove
by leaps and bounds
by nature
by no manner of means
by no means
by numbers
by one´s bootstraps
by reason of
by request
by return
by return of post
by right

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY MEANS OF

apropos of
in excess of
in terms of
in the throes of
less of
lick the boots of
make a hames of
make ducks and drakes of
Parts of
play into the hands of
swags of
the likes of
think less of
throw dust in the eyes of
wash one´s hands of

Synonyms and antonyms of by means of in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BY MEANS OF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «by means of» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of by means of

Translation of «by means of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY MEANS OF

Find out the translation of by means of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by means of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «by means of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

借助于
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por medio de
570 millions of speakers

English

by means of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के माध्यम से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عن طريق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с помощью
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por meio de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপায়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

au moyen d´
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

dengan cara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

durch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

用いて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의하여
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanthi cara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bằng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yoluyla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mediante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

za pomocą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за допомогою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prin intermediul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deur middel van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medelst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ved hjelp av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by means of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY MEANS OF»

The term «by means of» is very widely used and occupies the 349 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY MEANS OF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about by means of

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10 QUOTES WITH «BY MEANS OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word by means of.
1
William Henry Ashley
We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.
2
Simone de Beauvoir
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
3
Max Beckmann
I hardly need to abstract things, for each object is unreal enough already, so unreal that I can only make it real by means of painting.
4
Otto von Bismarck
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
5
Charles D. Broad
In Psychology we deal with minds and their processes, and leave out of account as far as possible the objects that we get to know by means of them.
6
Giordano Bruno
Just as Divinity descends in a certain manner, to the extent that one communicates with Nature, so one ascends to Divinity through Nature, just as by means of a life resplendent in natural things one rises to the life that presides over them.
7
Thomas Bulfinch
Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study; to give our work the charm of a story-book, yet by means of it to impart a knowledge of an important branch of education.
8
George Combe
Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to become fatigued by too long attention, as the locomotive muscles are by too much walking; and I therefore proposed to them to take a brief rest.
9
Auguste Comte
Indeed, every true science has for its object the determination of certain phenomena by means of others, in accordance with the relations which exist between them.
10
Edgar Degas
In painting you must give the idea of the true by means of the false.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY MEANS OF»

Discover the use of by means of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by means of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
By Means of Performance: Intercultural Studies of Theatre ...
These essays by leading anthropologists, artists and performance theorists, explore performance behaviour in different social contexts.
Richard Schechner, Willa Appel, 1990
2
Genetic Programming: On the Programming of Computers by ...
In this ground-breakingbook, John Koza shows how this remarkable paradigm works and provides substantial empirical evidencethat solutions to a great variety of problems from many different fields can be found by geneticallybreeding ...
John R. Koza, 1992
3
The Evolution of Complexity by Means of Natural Selection
What is novel in the approach used here is the comparison of complexity inside the organism (especially cell differentiation) with the complexity outside (that is, within an ecological community).
John Tyler Bonner, 1988
4
Cast by Means of Figures: Herman Melville's Rhetorical ...
In this book Bryan C. Short explores the evolution of that voice through analysis of Melville's works, the application of literary and rhetorical theory and biographical insights.
Bryan Collier Short, 1992
5
Introduction to Microscopy by Means of Light, Electrons, ...
Following three printings of the First Edition (1978), the publisher has asked for a Second Edition to bring the contents up to date.
Theodore George Rochow, Paul A. Tucker, 1994
6
Philosophical Darwinism: On the Origin of Knowledge by Means ...
Following Popper, the growth of knowledge is seen to be continuous from 'the amoeba to Einstein'. Philosophical Darwinism throws a whole new light on many contemporary debates.
Peter Munz, 1993
7
Multiscale Modelling of Plasticity and Fracture by Means of ...
The latest state of simulation techniques to model plasticity and fracture in crystalline materials on the nano- and microscale is presented.
Peter Gumbsch, Reinhard Pippan, 2011
8
Bootstrapping named entity annotation by means of active ...
On the development of a method called BootMark for bootstrapping the marking up of named entities in textual documents.
Fredrik Olsson, 2008
9
Kate Chopin - Edna Pontellier’s gradual awakening by means ...
These new languages will be further dealt with in the course of this paper. At the beginning of the novel, Edna exists in a sort of semi-conscious state.
‎2004
10
Pricing Portfolio Credit Derivatives by Means of ...
We suggested overcoming the deficiency of the standard market model by means of non-flat dependence structures. In the subsequent Chapter 5, we will explain how a correlation matrix can be derived from observed tranche spreads such ...
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Schöbel, Svenja Hager, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY MEANS OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by means of is used in the context of the following news items.
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New portable system can produce life-saving NO from air by means
... the use of inhaled nitric oxide has developed a lightweight, portable system that produces NO from the air by means of an electrical spark. «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
2
How will we do our shopping in the future?
Some companies pass these savings on to the customers, by means of reduced prices. Others pass them on to their shareholders in the form of ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
3
Polish museum ignores gripes, keeps naked Auschwitz video
“From the 12th to 17th June (as the booth was under construction) the work was presented by means of a link to the website on which the film ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
4
Gold Frontiers Partners with Computershare for Worldwide Escrow …
These financial transactions are enhanced by means of Computershare's capabilities to perform vital escrow functions, inclusive of ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
5
SS Badger bridges the gap between state highway system
US 10 is an east-west United States highway connecting the states of Michigan with Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota by means of ... «UpNorthLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Jayalalithaa announces 3-day campaign to celebrate by-poll victory …
... victory in the RK Nagar bypolls should be celebrated by means of street-corner meetings, handouts and wall posters," the statement added. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
7
Friends remember AU alum killed in fatal Metro stabbing
The U.S. Attorney's Office told WUSA 9 based on the evidence they were provided by police, they did not have enough by means of charges to ... «W*USA 9, Jul 15»
8
We're paying a high social price for material success
Some people suggest that young people in particular prefer to engage in politics by means of online activism – joining online advocacy groups ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
UKDMO UK Regulatory Announcement: Issue of Debt
Index-linked Gilt-edged Market Makers may bid by means of the Bloomberg Bond Auction System to the DMO not later than 10.30 am on ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
10
Letters: Eurozone ministers should be alive to the suffering of the …
Prices are pushed up by the state, by means of subsidised mortgage rates for buy-to-let investors and subsidised rents through housing ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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