English-Thai Dictionary

characteristic

ADJ ลักษณะพิเศษ  ลักษณะเฉพาะ  ลักษณะเด่น  lak-sa-na-pi-sed

 

characteristic

N ลักษณะนิสัย  attribute property trait lak-sa-na-ni-sai

 

characteristical

ADJ มี ลักษณะพิเศษ  มี คุณ ลักษณะ  มี นิสัย  specifically especially me-lak-sa-na-pi-sed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHARACTERISTIC, CHARACTERISTICAL

a.That constitutes the character; that marks the peculiar, distinctive qualities of a person or thing. Generosity is often a characteristic virtue of a brave man.
It is followed by of.
Generosity is characteristic of true bravery.

 

CHARACTERISTIC

n. 1. That which constitutes a character; that which characterizes; that which distinguishes a person or thing from another.
Invention is the characteristic of Homer.
2. In grammar, the principal letter of a word, which is preserved in most of its tenses, in its derivatives and compounds.
The characteristic of a logarithm, is its index or exponent.
The characteristic triangle of a curve, in geometry, is a rectilinear right-angled triangle, whose hypotenuse makes a part of the curve, not sensibly different from a right line.

 

CHARACTERISTICALLY

adv. The state or qualities of being characteristic.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHARACTERISTIC

Char `ac *ter *is "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. charactéristique.]

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.

 

CHARACTERISTIC

CHARACTERISTIC Char `ac *ter *is "tic, n.

 

1. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized. Pope. The characteristics of a true critic. Johnson.

 

2. (Math. )

 

Defn: The integral part (whether positive or negative ) of a logarithm.

 

CHARACTERISTICAL

CHARACTERISTICAL Char `ac *ter *is "tic *al, a.

 

Defn: Characteristic.

 

CHARACTERISTICALLY

CHARACTERISTICALLY Char `ac *ter *is "tic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a characteristic manner; in a way that characterizes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

characteristic

char ac ter is tic |ˌkariktəˈristik ˈˌkɛr (ə )ktəˈrɪstɪk | ▶adjective 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 Mathematics the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number. DERIVATIVES char ac ter is ti cal ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French caractéristique or medieval Latin characteristicus, from Greek kharaktēristikos, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool. ’

 

characteristic curve

char ac ter is tic curve ▶noun a graph showing the relationship between two variable but interdependent quantities.

 

characteristic function

char ac ter is tic func tion ▶noun Mathematics a function whose result is one for the members of a given set and zero for all nonmembers.

 

characteristic radiation

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic ra ¦di |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] radiation consisting of wavelengths which are peculiar to the element which emits them.

 

Oxford Dictionary

characteristic

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic |karəktəˈrɪstɪk | ▶adjective typical of a particular person, place, or thing: he began with a characteristic attack on extremism. ▶noun 1 a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them: certain defining characteristics of the school emerge from the study. 2 Mathematics the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number. DERIVATIVES characteristically adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French caractéristique or medieval Latin characteristicus, from Greek kharaktēristikos, from kharaktēr ‘a stamping tool ’.

 

characteristic curve

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic curve ▶noun a graph showing the relationship between two variable but interdependent quantities.

 

characteristic function

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic func |tion ▶noun Mathematics a function whose result is unity for the members of a given set and zero for all non-members.

 

characteristic radiation

char |ac ¦ter |is ¦tic ra ¦di |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] radiation consisting of wavelengths which are peculiar to the element which emits them.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

characteristic

characteristic noun interesting characteristics: attribute, feature, quality, essential quality, property, trait, aspect, element, facet; mannerism, habit, custom, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, oddity, foible. ▶adjective his characteristic eloquence: typical, usual, normal, predictable, habitual; distinctive, particular, special, especial, peculiar, idiosyncratic, defining, singular, unique.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

characteristic

characteristic noun these men have some interesting characteristics: attribute, feature; quality, essential quality, property, trait, aspect, element, facet; mannerism, manner, habit, custom, way, mark, trademark, hallmark, distinction; idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, oddity, foible; penchant, proclivity, bent. ▶adjective his characteristic eloquence | poor soils are characteristic of the uplands: typical, usual, normal, predictable, habitual, in character; distinctive, distinguishing, particular, special, especial, individual, specific, peculiar, idiosyncratic, singular, unique, exclusive, unmistakable; representative, symbolic, symptomatic, indicative, diagnostic. ANTONYMS unusual.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

characteristic

char ac ter is tic /kæ̀rəktərɪ́stɪk / (! 強勢は第4音節 ) →character 名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 〖しばしば ～s 〗(人 物などの )特徴, 特色 , 特質 ▸ a defining characteristic of Japanese culture 日本文化を決定づける特徴 ▸ the characteristics of his poems [the nation ]彼の詩の特徴 [国民性 ]形容詞 more ～; most ～(人 物の )特徴 [特質 ]を示す ; 【人 物などに 】特有の [な ], 独特の «of » ; 〖it is ～ of A to do 〗…するのはA 〈人 物など 〉の特徴である (↔uncharacteristic )▸ The flower has its characteristic smell .その花は特有のにおいを持っている ▸ Her sweet voice was characteristic of her .きれいな声は彼女の特徴であった ▸ It is characteristic of him to say so .そんなことを言うとはいかにも彼らしい .

 

characteristically

char ac ter is ti cal ly /kæ̀rəktərɪ́stɪk (ə )li /副詞 〖通例 形容詞 の前で 〗(いかにも )その人の特徴を表して [捉えて ], 特徴的に ; 〖文修飾; 文頭で 〗…らしいことだが .