characteristic
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Sense 1 noun
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
the map showed roads and other features
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Sense 2 adjective
typical or distinctive
heard my friend's characteristic laugh
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Sense 3 noun
a distinguishing quality
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Sense 4 noun
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
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Sense 5 noun
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | feature |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attribute |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sex characteristic |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | invariant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aspect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | attractive feature |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | badge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | centerpiece |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contour |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | excellence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | external |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peculiarity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | safety feature |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | typical |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | uncharacteristic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | characteristic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lineament |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | symptomatic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | distinctive |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | peculiara |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | characteristic |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | nature |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | recommendation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | compatibility |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | incompatibility |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spot |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | point |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hallmark |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | saving grace |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | aspect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | safeness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dangerousness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | curability |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | incurability |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | directness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | indirectness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | robustness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rurality |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | streak |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | integer |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | electronics |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | property |