Definiens
Origin
From Latin, substantive use of dÄ“fÄ«niÄ“ns ("a defining"), present active participle of dÄ“fÄ«niÅ ("I set bounds toâ€, “I define").
Full definition of definiens
Noun
definiens
(plural definientia)- (semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.In the defining statement “A lake is a large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of waterâ€, “large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water†is the definiens.