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characteristic (s) (noun), characteristics (pl)
A distinguishing or different feature of a person or something: A lighthouse can be identified by its special characteristic color flashes and structure.
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characteristic (adjective), more characteristic, most characteristic
Descriptive of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or something from others: Zebras have characteristic stripes that set them apart from other animals.
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-ical
(Latin: from -icalis, a suffix that forms adjectives from nouns; of or having to do with; having the nature of; constituting or being; containing or made up of; made by or caused by; like, characteristic of; art or system of thought; chemical terms)
-ish
(Old English: a suffix meaning, characteristic of, like, tending to; of or relating to, from; somewhat, approximately; or a verb ending)
-ism, -ismus
(Greek, ismos; Latin, ismus: a suffix: belief in, practice of, condition of, process, characteristic behavior or manner, abnormal state, distinctive feature or trait)
Names for Groups: Characteristic Terms
(names that describe Venery or group names as determined by traditional terms of the hunt and those of more modern creations that attempt to describe group characteristics)
-ose
(Latin: full of, abounding in, having the qualities of, characteristic of something)
Word Entries containing the term: “characteristic”
electron tube static characteristic, electron-tube static characteristic
1. The relationship among the various parameters in an electron tube when voltage and current are constant.
2. The relation between two of variables of an electron tube; such as, electrode voltage and electrode current of an electrode with all other voltages maintained constant.
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Names for Groups: Characteristic Terms
Names that describe Venery or group names as determined by traditional terms of the hunt and those of more modern creations that attempt to describe group characteristics.
This entry is located in the following unit: Special Contents of Interest (page 3)