Crossword clues for ad hoc
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Latin, literally "for this (specific purpose)."
Wiktionary
a. 1 For a particular purpose. 2 Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu. 3 (context science English) (of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsify, without making any new prediction. 4 special. adv. 1 On the spur of the moment. 2 For a particular purpose.
WordNet
adj. often improvised or impromptu; "an ad hoc committee meeting"
for or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions"
adv. for one specific case; "they were appointed ad hoc"
Wikipedia
Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning "for this". In English, it generally signifies a solution designed for a specific problem or task, non-generalizable, and not intended to be able to be adapted to other purposes (compare with a priori).
Common examples are ad hoc organizations, committees, and commissions created at the national or international level for a specific task. In other fields, the term could refer, for example, to a military unit created under special circumstances, a tailor-made suit, a handcrafted network protocol, or a purpose-specific equation.
Ad hoc can also mean makeshift solutions, shifting contexts to create new meanings, inadequate planning, or improvised events.
Ad Hoc is a family-style comfort food restaurant in Yountville, California. Opened by Thomas Keller in September 2006, Ad Hoc was meant to serve as a temporary cafe for six months but was retained as a permanent establishment.
Ad hoc is a Latin phrase. It may also refer to:
- Ad hoc hypothesis, a sometimes dubious method of dealing with anomalies in philosophy and science
- ADHOC, the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association, Cambodia's oldest human rights NGO
- Wireless ad hoc network
- Ad Hoc (restaurant), a restaurant in Yountville, California
Usage examples of "ad hoc".
Ravna said her skrode was an inferior imitation, its new wheels an ad hoc addition.
If Stu and Glen had seen copies-and he was sure they had by now-they knew that he had unilaterally stricken Harold Lauder's name from their list of ad hoc committee members.
All eight members of the ad hoc committee of the National Security Council were present, with President Mat.
But, Bondurant is already employed as Jimmy Haifas ad hoc cabstand enforcer.
For the moment, however, it is important to recognize that the rise of ad hoc organization is a direct effect of the speed-up of change in society as a whole.
The members of the DoonaiRrala Ad Hoc Band rarely got time for more than a few mouthfuls of food, so much in demand was celebratory dance music.
The Ad Hoc Band began to play incidental music, loud enough to be heard through the low roar of conversation but not loud enough to drown it.