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Noun (4 meanings)
1. a prominent attribute or aspect of something.
Examples:
- “the map showed roads and other features”,
- “generosity is one of his best characteristics”
characteristic is a type of:
- property, attribute, dimension (noun) - a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
types of characteristic:
- aspect, facet (noun) - a distinct feature or element in a problem
- attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet (noun) - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
- badge (noun) - any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
- centerpiece, centrepiece (noun) - the central or most important feature
- contour (noun) - a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
- excellence, excellency (noun) - an outstanding feature
- external (noun) - outward features
- invariant (noun) - a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it
- peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic (noun) - an odd or unusual characteristic
- safety feature (noun) - feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety
- sex characteristic, sexual characteristic, sex character (noun) - those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
characteristic is derivationally related to:
2. a distinguishing quality.
characteristic is a type of:
- quality (noun) -
types of characteristic:
- aspect (noun) - a characteristic to be considered
- compatibility (noun) - capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination
- curability, curableness (noun) - capability of being cured or healed
- dangerousness (noun) - the quality of not being safe
- directness, straightness (noun) - trueness of course toward a goal
- hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark (noun) - a distinctive characteristic or attribute
- incompatibility (noun) - the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
- incurability, incurableness (noun) - incapability of being cured or healed
- indirectness (noun) - having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
- point, spot (noun) - an outstanding characteristic
- point (noun) - a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- recommendation, passport (noun) - any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
- robustness (noun) - the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge
- rurality, ruralism (noun) - a rural characteristic or trait
- safeness (noun) - the quality of being safe
- saving grace (noun) - a redeeming quality or characteristic
- streak (noun) - a distinctive characteristic
characteristic is a part of:
- nature (noun) - the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
characteristic is derivationally related to:
- characteristic (adjective) - typical or distinctive
3. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2.
characteristic is a type of:
- integer, whole number (noun) - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
4. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions.
characteristic is a type of:
- property (noun) - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- electronics (noun) - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
Adjective (1 meaning)
1. typical or distinctive.
Examples:
- “heard my friend's characteristic laugh”,
- “red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn”,
- “stripes characteristic of the zebra”
characteristic is the opposite of:
- uncharacteristic (adjective) - distinctive and not typical
Derivationally related form:
- characteristic (noun) - a distinguishing quality
- quality, character, lineament (noun) - a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
see also:
- typical (adjective) - exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
characteristic is similar to:
- diagnostic, symptomatic (adjective) - characteristic or indicative of a disease
- distinctive, typical (adjective) -
- peculiar (adjective) -