characteristic
11characteristic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ typical of a particular person, place, or thing. ► NOUN ▪ a feature or quality typical of a person, place, or thing. DERIVATIVES characteristically adverb …
12characteristic — char|ac|ter|is|tic1 W2S3 [ˌkærıktəˈrıstık] n [C usually plural] a quality or feature of something or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize characteristic of ▪ a baby discovering the physical characteristics of objects… …
13characteristic */*/ — I UK [ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk] / US [ˌkerəktəˈrɪstɪk] noun [countable] Word forms characteristic : singular characteristic plural characteristics a particular quality or feature that is typical of someone or something In the future parents may be able to …
14characteristic — char|ac|ter|is|tic1 [ ,kerəktə rıstık ] noun count ** a particular quality or feature that is typical of someone or something: In the future parents may be able to choose their children s physical characteristics. the main/defining/distinguishing …
15characteristic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ defining, distinctive, distinguishing, identifying, individual, special, striking, unique ▪ Mobility is the defining characteris …
16characteristic — [[t]kæ̱rɪktərɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ characteristics 1) N COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable. Genes determine the characteristics of every… …
17characteristic — adj. & n. adj. typical, distinctive (with characteristic expertise). n. 1 a characteristic feature or quality. 2 Math. the whole number or integral part of a logarithm. Phrases and idioms: characteristic curve a graph showing the relationship… …
18characteristic — I. noun Date: 1664 1. a distinguishing trait, quality, or property 2. the integral part of a common logarithm 3. the smallest positive integer n which for an operation in a ring or field yields 0 when any element is used n times with the… …
19characteristic — I adj. characteristic of II n. 1) a distinctive, marked; distinguishing, identifying; dominant, outstanding; unique characteristic 2) facial; individual; national; physical characteristics * * * [ˌkærɪktə rɪstɪk] distinguishing dominant… …
20characteristic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. distinctive, typical, peculiar. n. quality, trait, mark, lineament, feature, peculiarity, attribute, distinction. See indication, speciality, attribution, intrinsic. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …
