English-Thai Dictionary
recessive
ADJ ซึ่ง ถอยกลับ ซึ่ง ถดถอย receding regressive sueng-toi-kab
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RECESSIVE
RECESSIVE Re *ces "sive, a.
Defn: Going back; receding.
New American Oxford Dictionary
recessive
re ces sive |riˈsesiv rəˈsɛsɪv | ▶adjective 1 Genetics relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, i.e., when not masked by a dominant characteristic inherited from one parent. Often contrasted with dominant. 2 undergoing an economic recession: the recessive housing market. 3 Phonetics (of the stress on a word or phrase ) tending to fall on the first syllable. ▶noun Genetics a recessive trait or gene. DERIVATIVES re ces sive ly adverb, re ces sive ness noun, re ces siv i ty |ˌrēˌsesˈivətē |noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from recess, on the pattern of excessive .
Oxford Dictionary
recessive
re |ces ¦sive |rɪˈsɛsɪv | ▶adjective 1 Genetics relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes which are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents. Often contrasted with dominant. 2 undergoing an economic recession: the recessive housing market. 3 Phonetics (of the stress on a word or phrase ) tending to fall on the first syllable. 4 Linguistics tending to fall into disuse. ▶noun Genetics a recessive trait or gene. DERIVATIVES recessively adverb, recessiveness noun, recessivity noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from recess, on the pattern of excessive .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
recessive
re ces sive /rɪsésɪv /形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗〘生物 〙劣性の 〈身体的特質 遺伝子 〉(↔dominant ).2 逆行の, 後退する [しがちの ].3 〘音声 〙(アクセントが )逆行の .