DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
characteristic
/,kærɪktə'rɪstɪk/ · kærɪktərɪstɪk
Characteristic has 5 syllables: char · ac · ter · is · tic.
char
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ac
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ter
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tic
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noun. A prominent attribute or aspect of something.
noun. Any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions.
noun. A distinguishing quality.
noun. The integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2.
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