1. characteristic - noun
· a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
Synonym(s): feature
Hypernym(s): property, attribute, dimension
2. characteristic - noun
· a distinguishing quality
Hypernym(s): quality
3. characteristic - noun
· the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
Hypernym(s): integer, whole_number
4. characteristic - noun
· any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
Synonym(s): device_characteristic
Hypernym(s): property
5. characteristic - adjective
· typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
Antonym(s): uncharacteristic
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