Associations to the word «Thesis»

Wiktionary

THESIS, noun. A statement supported by arguments.
THESIS, noun. A written essay, especially one submitted for a university degree.
THESIS, noun. (logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.
THESIS, noun. (music) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; the opposite of arsis.
THESIS, noun. (poetry) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.
THESIS, noun. (poetry) The part of the metrical foot upon which such a depression falls.
THESIS STATEMENT, noun. A sentence in an introduction of an essay, thesis or academic paper which clarifies the main point of the text.
THESIS STATEMENTS, noun. Plural of thesis statement

Dictionary definition

THESIS, noun. An unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument.
THESIS, noun. A treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke