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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.
Definitions of characteristic. adjective. typical or distinctive. “heard my friend's characteristic laugh” “red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn” “stripes characteristic of the zebra” synonyms: diagnostic, symptomatic. characteristic or indicative of a disease. distinctive, typical.
a typical or obvious quality that makes one person or thing different from others: a national characteristic. Does he have any distinguishing physical characteristics? characteristic. adjective. uk / ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk / us. typical of someone or something: Grey stone is characteristic of buildings in that area.
1 day ago · 1. countable noun [usually plural] 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 living thing. [ + of] ...their physical characteristics. Synonyms: feature, mark, quality, property More Synonyms of characteristic. 2. adjective.
3 days ago · 1. countable noun. 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 living thing. Synonyms: feature, mark, quality, property More Synonyms of characteristic. 2. adjective.
Definition of characteristic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic. Mathematics. the integral part of a common logarithm.: Compare mantissa. the exponent of 10 in a number expressed in scientific notation. the smallest positive integer n such that each element of a given ring added to itself n times results in 0. Recommended videos.
adjective. OPAL W OPAL S. /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/ very typical of something or of somebody’s character. characteristic of something/somebody Community support of families is characteristic of many societies. This is just one example of the rudeness that was so characteristic of him. the characteristic features of his style of painting.
