Meaning of stem
Definition of stem
(noun)
(linguistics) the
form
of a
word
after
all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are
part
of the stem"
a
slender
or
elongated
structure
that supports a
plant
or
fungus
or a
plant
part
or
plant
organ
cylinder
forming a
long
narrow
part
of something
the
tube
of a
tobacco
pipe
front
part
of a
vessel
or aircraft; "he
pointed
the bow of the
boat
toward the
finish
line"
a
turn
made
in skiing; the
back
of one ski is
forced
outward
and the
other
ski is brought
parallel
to it
(verb)
grow
out of,
have
roots
in,
originate
in; "The
increase
in the
national
debt
stems from the
last
war"
cause
to
point
inward; "stem your skis"
stop
the
flow
of a liquid; "staunch the
blood
flow"; "stem the tide"
remove
the
stem
from; "for
automatic
natural
language
processing, the
words
must
be stemmed"
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