proof
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
proof
adj 1: (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand;
"temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"
n 1: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of
something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is
the time to produce it" [syn: {proof}, {cogent evidence}]
2: a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is
true something else necessarily follows from it
3: a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice
the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
4: (printing) an impression made to check for errors [syn:
{proof}, {test copy}, {trial impression}]
5: a trial photographic print from a negative
6: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of
something [syn: {validation}, {proof}, {substantiation}]
v 1: make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative,
an etching, or typeset
2: knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"
3: read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" [syn:
{proofread}, {proof}]
4: activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk;
"proof yeast"
5: make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against
shrinking in the dryer"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Proof \Proof\, a.
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1. Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof
charge.
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2. Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm;
waterproof; bombproof.
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I . . . have found thee
Proof against all temptation. --Milton.
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This was a good, stout proof article of faith.
--Burke.
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3. Being of a certain standard as to strength; -- said of
alcoholic liquors.
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{Proof charge} (Firearms), a charge of powder and ball,
greater than the service charge, fired in an arm, as a gun
or cannon, to test its strength.
{Proof impression}. See under {Impression}.
{Proof load} (Engin.), the greatest load than can be applied
to a piece, as a beam, column, etc., without straining the
piece beyond the elastic limit.
{Proof sheet}. See {Proof}, n., 5.
{Proof spirit} (Chem.), a strong distilled liquor, or mixture
of alcohol and water, containing not less than a standard
amount of alcohol. In the United States "proof spirit is
defined by law to be that mixture of alcohol and water
which contains one half of its volume of alcohol, the
alcohol when at a temperature of 60[deg] Fahrenheit being
of specific gravity 0.7939 referred to water at its
maximum density as unity. Proof spirit has at 60[deg]
Fahrenheit a specific gravity of 0.93353, 100 parts by
volume of the same consisting of 50 parts of absolute
alcohol and 53.71 parts of water," the apparent excess of
water being due to contraction of the liquids on mixture.
In England proof spirit is defined by Act 58, George III.,
to be such as shall at a temperature of 51[deg] Fahrenheit
weigh exactly the 12/13 part of an equal measure of
distilled water. This contains 49.3 per cent by weight, or
57.09 by volume, of alcohol. Stronger spirits, as those of
about 60, 70, and 80 per cent of alcohol, are sometimes
called second, third, and fourth proof spirits
respectively.
{Proof staff}, a straight-edge used by millers to test the
flatness of a stone.
{Proof stick} (Sugar Manuf.), a rod in the side of a vacuum
pan, for testing the consistency of the sirup.
{Proof text}, a passage of Scripture used to prove a
doctrine.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Proof \Proof\, n. [OF. prove, proeve, F. preuve, fr. L. proba,
fr. probare to prove. See {Prove}.]
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1. Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or
discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a
trial.
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For whatsoever mother wit or art
Could work, he put in proof. --Spenser.
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You shall have many proofs to show your skill.
--Ford.
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Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the
strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof.
--Ure.
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2. That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any
truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or
arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the
judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
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I'll have some proof. --Shak.
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It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able
to confirm whatever he pleases. --Emerson.
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Note: Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of
evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf.
{Demonstration}, 1.
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3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried;
firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not
yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
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4. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
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5. (Print.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for
correction or examination; -- called also {proof sheet}.
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6. (Math.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation
performed. Cf. {Prove}, v. t., 5.
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7. Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed
impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. [Obs.] --Shak.
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{Artist's proof}, a very early proof impression of an
engraving, or the like; -- often distinguished by the
artist's signature.
{Proof reader}, one who reads, and marks correction in,
proofs. See def. 5, above.
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Syn: Testimony; evidence; reason; argument; trial;
demonstration. See {Testimony}.
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from
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)
PROOF, n. Evidence having a shade more of plausibility than of
unlikelihood. The testimony of two credible witnesses as opposed to
that of only one.
from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
PROOF, practice. The conviction or persuasion of the mind of a judge or
jury, by the exhibition of evidence, of the reality of a fact alleged: as,
to prove, is to determine or persuade that a thing does or does not exist. 8
Toull. n. 2; Ayl. Parerg. 442; 2 Phil. Ev. 44, n, a. Proof is the perfection
of evidence, for without evidence there is no proof, although, there may be
evidence which does not amount to proof: for example, a man is found
murdered at a spot where another had been seen walking but a short time
before, this fact would be evidence to show that the latter was the
murderer, but, standing alone, would be very far from proof of it.
2. Ayliffe defines judicial proof to be a clear and evident declaration
or demonstration, of a matter which was before doubtful, conveyed in a
judicial manner by fit and proper arguments, and likewise by all other legal
methods; first, by proper arguments, such as conjectures, presumptions,
indicia, and other adminicular ways and means; and, secondly, by legal
method, or methods according to law, such as witnesses, public instruments,
end the like. Parerg. 442 Aso. & Man. Inst. B. 3, t. 7.
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
278 Moby Thesaurus words for "proof":
Christophany, Ditto copy, Photostat, Satanophany, Xerox,
Xerox copy, absolute indication, account, acid test, acquaintance,
affirmation, airtight, ammunition, angelophany, announcement,
appearance, argument, assay, attestation, authentication, avatar,
backing, backing up, ballproof, basis for belief, bearing out,
blank determination, blue, blue book, blueprint, body of evidence,
bolstering, bombproof, briefing, bring out, brouillon, bulletin,
bulletproof, burden of proof, burglarproof, buttressing,
certification, chain of evidence, circumstantiation, clue,
cold-type proof, color proof, communication, communique,
computer proof, conclusive evidence, confirmation, contact print,
corroboration, corroboratory evidence, corrosionproof, criterion,
crucial test, crucible, damning evidence, dampproof, data, datum,
deduction, deductive reasoning, demonstration, determination,
directory, disclosure, discourse, discourse of reason,
discursive reason, dispatch, dissemination, docimasy, document,
documentation, embodiment, engrave, enlargement, enlightenment,
epiphany, essay, establishment, evidence, evincement, exhibit,
expression, fact, facts, factual information, familiarization,
feeling out, fire-resisting, fireproof, first draft, flameproof,
foolproof, fortification, foundry proof, galley, galley proof, gen,
general information, get out, ground, grounds, grounds for belief,
guidebook, handout, hard information, hectograph, hectograph copy,
hermetic, holeproof, impenetrable, impervious, impervious to,
impregnable, impress, impression, imprint, incarnation,
incidental information, incontrovertible evidence, indication,
indisputable evidence, induction, inductive reasoning, info,
information, instruction, insulate, intelligence, ironclad proof,
issue, item of evidence, kiteflying, knowledge, leakproof, light,
logical thought, manifestation, mark, material grounds,
materialization, measure, mention, message, mimeograph,
mimeograph copy, multigraph, muniments, mute witness, negative,
noiseproof, notice, notification, offprint, onus, onus probandi,
ordeal, overprint, page proof, philosophy, photocopy, photograph,
photostatic copy, piece of evidence, plate proof, pneumatophany,
positive, premises, presentation, press proof, print, probation,
progressive proof, promotional material, proof against,
proof before letter, proof sheet, protective, prove, proving,
proving out, publication, publicity, publish, pull, pull a proof,
punctureproof, put out, put to bed, put to press, ratification,
ratiocination, rationalism, rationality, rationalization,
rationalizing, reason, reason to believe, reasonableness,
reasoning, reinforcement, reissue, release, relevant fact, report,
reprint, repro proof, resistant, revelation, revise, rough draft,
rough sketch, run, run off, rustproof, settlement, shatterproof,
shellproof, sidelight, sign, slip, sophistry, sounding out,
soundproof, specious reasoning, stamp, standard, stat, statement,
stone proof, strengthening, strike, strong, substantiation,
support, supporting evidence, sure sign, sweet reason, symptom,
tempered, test, test case, testament, testimonial, testimony,
the dope, the goods, the know, the scoop, theophany, tight, token,
touchstone, tough, transmission, trial, trial impression, try,
undergirding, unmistakable sign, validation, vandyke, verification,
waterproof, watertight, weatherproof, wherefore, white book,
white paper, why, whyfor, witness, word
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