Characteristic

Definition: Meaning of, characteristic in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / karəktəˈrɪstɪk /

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characteristic	characteristics

[countable usually plural]

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characteristic used in phrases

characteristic curve (noun)
1. electronics graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters
characteristic root of a square matrix (noun)
1. mathematics any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
device characteristic (noun)
1. electronics any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
distinguishing characteristic (noun)
1. an odd or unusual characteristic
frequency-response characteristic (noun)
1. electronics a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency
primary sex characteristic (noun)
1. genitals and organs of reproduction the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction
primary sexual characteristic (noun)
1. genitals and organs of reproduction the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction
secondary sex characteristic (noun)
1. pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction
secondary sexual characteristic (noun)
1. pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction
sex characteristic (noun)
1. both anatomical and psychological those characteristics that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
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Pronunciation: ˈbeɪbisɪtə

Parts of Speech: noun

a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home