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- DictionaryChar·ac·ter·is·tic/ˌker(ə)ktəˈristik/
adjective
- 1. typical of a particular person, place, or thing: "large farms are characteristic of this area"
noun
- 1. a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it: "inherited characteristics such as blood groups"
- 2. the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number.
CHARACTERISTIC meaning: 1. a typical or obvious quality that makes one person or thing different from others: 2. typical…. Learn more.
Definitions of 'characteristic'. 1. The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable. [...] 2. A quality or feature that is characteristic of someone or something is one which is often seen in them and seems typical of them. [...]
Define characteristic. characteristic synonyms, characteristic pronunciation, characteristic translation, English dictionary definition of characteristic. adj. Being a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; distinctive: heard my friend's characteristic laugh; the stripes that are characteristic...
Definition of characteristic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define characteristic: a special quality or trait that makes a person, thing, or group different from others—usage, synonyms, more.
a distinguishing quality, attribute, or trait. the integral part of a common logarithm, indicating the order of magnitude of the associated number: the characteristic of 2.4771 is 2. another name for exponent, used esp in number representation in computing. adj.
Definition of characteristic adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
