Exponent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

someone who expounds and interprets or explains

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈoʊnənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈəʊnənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈəʊnənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈoʊnənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

advocator power advocate proponent index

Word Forms

advocate	verb	speak, plead, or argue in favor of
propound	verb	put forward, as of an idea
expound	verb	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
exponential	adjective	of or involving exponents

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

exposant

une personne qui plaide pour une cause ou propose une idée

🇪🇸Spanish

exponente

Persona que defiende una causa o propone una idea.

🇮🇹Italian

esponente

una persona che difende una causa o propone un'idea

🇵🇹Portuguese

expoente

uma pessoa que defende uma causa ou propõe uma ideia

🇷🇺Russian

показатель степени

человек, который отстаивает какое-то дело или высказывает идею

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिपादक

वह व्यक्ति जो किसी उद्देश्य की पैरवी करता है या किसी विचार का प्रतिपादन करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সূচক

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি একটি কারণের জন্য আবেদন করেন বা একটি ধারণা প্রস্তাব করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

அடுக்கு

ஒரு காரணத்திற்காக வாதிடும் அல்லது ஒரு யோசனையை முன்வைக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఘాతాంకం

ఒక కారణం కోసం వాదించే లేదా ఒక ఆలోచనను ప్రతిపాదించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

घातांक

एखादी व्यक्ती जी एखाद्या कारणासाठी विनंती करते किंवा कल्पना मांडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘાત

એક વ્યક્તિ જે કોઈ કારણ માટે વિનંતી કરે છે અથવા કોઈ વિચારનો પ્રસ્તાવ મૂકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘಾತ

ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഘാതം

ഒരു കാരണത്തിനായി വാദിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു ആശയം അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਾਤਕ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایکسپوننٹ

وہ شخص جو کسی وجہ کی التجا کرتا ہے یا خیال پیش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

指数

为某项事业辩护或提出想法的人

🇯🇵Japanese

指数

大義を訴えたり、アイデアを提案したりする人

🇰🇷Korean

멱지수

명분을 주장하거나 의견을 제시하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

số mũ

một người biện hộ cho một nguyên nhân hoặc đề xuất một ý tưởng

🇹🇭Thai

เลขชี้กำลัง

คนที่ร้องขอสาเหตุหรือเสนอความคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

eksponen

seseorang yang membela suatu tujuan atau mengemukakan ide

🇲🇾Malay

eksponen

orang yang merayu untuk sesuatu sebab atau mengemukakan idea

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأس

الشخص الذي يدافع عن قضية أو يقترح فكرة

🇮🇷Persian

توان

شخصی که برای دلیلی ادعا می کند یا ایده ای را مطرح می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

üs

bir davayı savunan veya bir fikir öne süren kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲרִיך

אדם שמתחנן למטרה או מעלה רעיון

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The primary meaning of 'exponent' is 'a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea'.

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Using 'exponent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exponent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exponent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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