seminal

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seminal

A seminal idea in physics changed the course of modern engineering.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Highly influential and original, containing the seeds of later development: Describes ideas, works, or figures that are so original and important that they strongly influence later developments in a field.
    • Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen: Relates to the male reproductive fluid.
Usage and Examples
  • As an influential/creative adjective:
    • Her seminal paper on climate change reshaped the entire field of environmental science.
    • The artist's seminal work from the 1960s continues to inspire new generations.
  • As a biological adjective:
    • The doctor analyzed the seminal fluid for the fertility test.
    • Seminal vesicles are part of the male reproductive system.
Advanced Usage
  • "Seminal moment/event": A highly influential or formative point in time.
    • The invention of the printing press was a seminal moment in human history.
  • "Seminal figure": A person who has a profound and lasting influence.
    • He is considered a seminal figure in the development of modern philosophy.
Variants and Related Words
  • Seminally (adverb): In a seminal or highly influential manner.
    • His research has seminally contributed to our understanding of genetics.
Synonyms
  • Groundbreaking: Innovative and pioneering.
  • Influential: Having great influence on someone or something.
  • Formative: Serving to form something, especially having a profound and shaping influence.
  • Germinal: Relating to or in the earliest stage of development; also means containing the seeds of later development.
Antonyms
  • Derivative: Imitative of the work of another artist, writer, etc., and usually disapproved of for that reason.
  • Unoriginal: Lacking originality; not novel or inventive.
  • Inconsequential: Not important or significant.
Related Phrases and Idioms

(Note: "Seminal" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verbs or idioms. Its usage is primarily adjectival in the contexts described above.)

seminal

A seminal idea in physics changed the course of modern engineering.

Adjective
  1. containing seeds of later development
    • seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another
  2. pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen
    • seminal fluid

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