ad hoc
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ad hoc
- /ˌæd ˈhɒk/ UK
- /ˌæd ˈhɑk/ US
- /ˌæd ˈhɔk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒk
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin ad hoc (“to this, for this”).
adjective more ad hoc · most ad hoc · ad-hoc
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu. Over the past 20 years or so, from South America to the Danube basin, ad hoc coalitions of politicians, activists and conscience-stricken billionaires (whose core activities, such as Povlsen’s clothing business, are often less than environmentally friendly), have rewilded millions of acres of mostly
- Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions. Contrary to the traditional condoning of ad hoc hypotheses, and in line with Popper's and Grünbaum's approaches, we see, once an ad hoc hypothesis is introduced we are unhappy about it and try to eliminate it.
- Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points. An ad hoc network is a group of wireless mobile nodes dynamically forming a temporary network without any fixed infrastructure or centralized administration. The applications for ad hoc networks have grown tremendously with the increase in the use of wireless sensor networks.
adverb more ad hoc · most ad hoc · ad-hoc
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On the spur of the moment.
Similar: ad hocly
- For a particular purpose.
Translations
Every language
adj for this particular purpose
| Español | ad hoc |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 임시 imsi |
| 日本語 | 臨時 rinji, このために kono tame ni |
| 中文 | 臨時 /临时 línshí |
| हिन्दी | तदर्थ tadarth |
| Português | ad hoc |
| Français | ad hoc |
| Deutsch | ad hoc |
| Italiano | ad hoc |
| Ελληνικά | επί τούτω epí toúto |
| Română | ad hoc |
| Русский | специа́льный speciálʹnyj, ад хок ad xok |
| Tiếng Việt | đặc ứng |
| עברית | אד הוק |
adv on the spur of the moment
| Ελληνικά | αυτοσχεδίως aftoschedíos |
|---|---|
| Русский | спонта́нно spontánno, непроду́манно neprodúmanno, произво́льно proizvólʹno, случа́йно slučájno |
adv for a particular purpose
| Русский | специа́льно speciálʹno |
|---|
Talk about this word "ad hoc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ad%20hoc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ad hoc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ad%20hoc "ad hoc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ad%20hoc.Cite this
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title = {ad hoc},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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