ode
ode
Definition
ode (ōd)
noun
- a poem written to be sung
- in modern use, a lyric poem, rhymed or unrhymed, typically addressed to some person or thing and usually characterized by lofty feeling, elaborate form, and dignified style
Etymology: Fr < LL oda < Gr ōidē, song, contr. < aoidē < aeidein, to sing < IE *aweid- < base *aw-, to speak > Sans vádati, (he) speaks
od′ic (ōd′ik) adjective
ode
Synonyms
ode
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- compose: Le Blogeur has composed an ode to Rebecca Blood for the occasion of the fourth anniversary of her Pocket.
- solve: Use of LT theory to solve a second order ODE.
- sing: Ode to Ben I couldn't leave without singing an ode to LG's new Editor, our resident Russian spy.
- write: No poet would ever write an ode to the intestine.
- give: Nevertheless, a distributed model can be approximated by a series of ODEs given simplifying assumptions.
Adjective modifier
- Pindaric: Contemporary with the vases, Pindaric odes also describe agonistic triumph in terms of desire and its consummation.
- choral: Masks were only used briefly during a choral ode in which the women all chanted ' let loose the birds of war ' .
- linear: Linear ODEs and systems of first order linear ODEs form the first topic to be treated in depth.
- second: Use of LT theory to solve a second order ODE.
- first: Ordinary differential equations: First order, first degree ODE 's of separable type and the integrating factor method.
- little: This little ode to Chiswick ' s most genteel quarter is an interesting read.
Preposition: on
- occasion: The Laureateship had fallen into disrepute, as a succession of poetasters had churned out conventional and obsequious odes on royal occasions.
Noun used with modifier
- birthday: There was neither an ode to the new year nor a birthday ode in 1745.
- order: Use of LT theory to solve a second order ODE.
- second-order: Second-order ODEs: constant coefficients, variation of parameters, particular integrals.
- first-order: Methods of solution of first-order ODEs: separable, integrating factor, homogeneous.
Preposition: in
- praise: Dr. Armand D'Angour, Classics Fellow and Tutor at Jesus College, has written an ancient Greek ode in praise of Athens.
- life: His D.Phil on the rôle of the ode in English musical life, 1660-1800 was awarded in October 1992.
Preposition: of
- practice: A Responsible Tourism Policy for the Gambia has now been developed, together with c odes of practice to regulate the quality of services.
Preposition: with
- coefficient: This powerful method is applicable to linear ODEs or systems of linear ODEs with constant coefficients.
ode Quotes
If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the Ode on a Grecian Urn is worth any numberof old ladies.
