English dictionary
characteristic
adjectiveParts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- typical or distinctive
noun
- a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
noun
- any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
noun
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
noun
- the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression ‘log 643 = 2.808’ the characteristic is 2
Example sentences
heard my friend's characteristic laugh
red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn
stripes characteristic of the zebra
the map showed roads and other features
generosity is one of his best characteristics