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DictionaryRoot: ob-
Latin

ob-

toward, against; in the way

Forms

  • ob-
  • oc- — Used before c in Latin.
  • of- — Used before f in Latin.
  • op- — Used before p in Latin.

Origin

Usually traced to reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *epi, ‘on; near; against.’

Note

Facing something can suggest either approaching it or standing in its way.

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noun

object

AHB-jikt/ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/

A material thing that can be seen or touched.

The wooden cube is a solid object beneath the hand.

A hand touches a solid wooden cube sitting on a tabletop, palpable physical object with visible edges and grain simplified into drawn marks.
Etymology
obLatintoward, against; in the way
+jectLatinthrow, cast

The roots give the image of something thrown or placed before someone. Latin obiectum meant a thing put before the mind or sight, connecting directly to a tangible thing presented to the senses.

In context

CrashCourse4:32
object is connected to a much larger neutral conducting object, then the net charge gets redistributed so that the smaller object loses most of its net charge.
Electric Charge: Crash Course Physics #25

More examples

  • Several objects lay on the table.
  • She picked up the smallest object.
  • The object cast a short shadow.

Forms

object · objects

Similar words

thing
The broad everyday term for an entity.
item
A distinct thing considered within a group or list.