characteristics

[ kar-ik-tuh-ris-tiks ]

noun

1. the plural of characteristic.

Example Sentences

Shape-based nouns are words like "chair" or "cup" that describe a category of objects based on their shape, rather than other characteristics such as color or material.

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"Although this conclusion has already been reached in other water models, none of them have the specific characteristics of the model we have developed in this study," says Franzese.

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Instead of the well-ordered characteristics of ferromagnets, these materials are disordered and the electrons within them connect magnetically via a process called quantum entanglement.

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These pores have specific sizes, shapes and other chemical attributes wherein only certain compounds whose characteristics match the 'hole' can fit.

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But in this case, fitting into a given pore depends on many more characteristics than just the shape of the toddler's peg, allowing certain pores to select for some substances over others -- what chemists call the "selectivity" of "molecular encapsulation," or just selective encapsulation.

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Related Words

• aspect
• attribute
• component
• essence
• flavor
• nature
• peculiarity
• personality
• quality
• style
• symptom
• temperament
• tendency
• tone
• virtue