characteristic
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4.6
- noun
- /ˌkɛrɪktəˈrɪstɪk/
- Specialized
- The researchers measured the thermal characteristic of the new material to determine its efficiency.
- acoustic characteristics
- physical characteristics
- specific characteristics
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Watch on YouTubeNow I think before we even listen to these things, we should test out the UV characteristics of the charge case.
- Now I think before we even listen to these things, we should test out the UV characteristics of the charge case.
Examples
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And one of those things that's in there that's really fortuitous is this molecule diacetyl, which is a very characteristic note in dairy products.
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The demographic, reproductive, and chronic disease characteristics of the H-EPESE sample are shown in Table 1.
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Our plasma has some characteristic size A.
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We'll want the same physical characteristics listed here, more or less.
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It's what gives wild salmon its characteristic red hue.
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We included a number of important sociodemographic characteristics in our models as control variables.
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We aligned the pertinent findings with three categories of characteristics associated with effective middle level education.
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Overall, their findings indicate that linguistic characteristics of text drive children's eye movements as they read.
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Educational researchers have endeavored to identify and understand the varied characteristics that make professional development meaningful.
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It is from the terroir that the milk and consequently the cheese will be given uniquely regional characteristics and complexities.
Synonyms
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2.5
A part of something that helps you notice or describe it
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1.8
A trait that makes someone or something special
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3.8
A quality that a person or thing has
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4.2
An aspect of something that can be measured or compared
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3.3
A quality of something, for example how it looks or works
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4.7
A typical feature that shows what someone or something is like
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4.0
A feature that makes someone or something different from others
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4.1
A clear quality that makes a person or thing different
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3.7
A quality in a material you can see or measure without changing it, like density
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6.0
A thing about a device you can measure under certain conditions, like how much power it uses
Compounds
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6.1
A physical trait or a common behavior linked mainly to one sex
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6.5
A physical change during puberty that shows male or female differences and does not help make babies
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6.8
A body change at puberty that shows sex, like body hair and a deeper voice
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A graph that shows how one device property changes as another thing changes, like voltage or temperature
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A graph that shows how a device's output changes when input voltage changes
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A body part you are born with that helps make babies, like genitals or ovaries
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A body part you are born with that is used to make babies, like genitals
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6.0
A thing about a device you can measure under certain conditions, like how much power it uses
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A number that makes a square matrix have determinant zero when subtracted from its diagonal entries
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A graph showing how loudness changes across low and high tones
Surface Forms
Etymology
Characteristic comes from the Greek charaktēr meaning 'mark', and it keeps the idea of a feature that describes something. In science or devices a characteristic is a 'measurable feature' that tells you how the thing behaves.