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  • 51characteristic — [[t]kæ̱rɪktərɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ characteristics 1) N COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable. Genes determine the characteristics of every… …

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  • 52characteristic — adj. & n. adj. typical, distinctive (with characteristic expertise). n. 1 a characteristic feature or quality. 2 Math. the whole number or integral part of a logarithm. Phrases and idioms: characteristic curve a graph showing the relationship… …

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  • 53characteristic — I. noun Date: 1664 1. a distinguishing trait, quality, or property 2. the integral part of a common logarithm 3. the smallest positive integer n which for an operation in a ring or field yields 0 when any element is used n times with the… …

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  • 54Characteristic energy — In astrodynamics a characteristic energy ( ), a form of specific energy, is a measure of the energy required for an interplanetary mission that requires attaining an excess orbital velocity over an escape velocity required for additional orbital… …

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  • 55Characteristic March — La Characteristic March est un style de la musique ragtime, qui prend pour base la marche mais avec un rythme syncopé. Un nombre importants de morceaux du ragtime ont cette connotation de marche . Beaucoup de pièces ont été sous titrés March Two… …

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  • 56characteristic fluorescent rays — secondary rays emitted as a result of the rearrangement of electrons in the inner shells of atoms; identical with characteristic rays (q.v.) except that characteristic rays are caused by the bombardment of the x ray tube target by electrons,… …

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  • 57characteristic — I adj. characteristic of II n. 1) a distinctive, marked; distinguishing, identifying; dominant, outstanding; unique characteristic 2) facial; individual; national; physical characteristics * * * [ˌkærɪktə rɪstɪk] distinguishing dominant… …

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  • 58characteristic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. distinctive, typical, peculiar. n. quality, trait, mark, lineament, feature, peculiarity, attribute, distinction. See indication, speciality, attribution, intrinsic. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …

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  • 59characteristic — 1 noun (countable usually plural) a quality or feature of something or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize: A characteristic of this species is the blue stripe on its back. | Obstinacy remains one of Gail s less endearing… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 60characteristic X radiation — būdingoji rentgeno spinduliuotė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. characteristic X radiation; characteristic X ray radiation; characteristic X rays vok. charakteristische Röntgenstrahlung, f; Eigenröntgenstrahlung, f;… …

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