adjunct
Meanings
Plural: adjuncts
Noun
- something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
- a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
- a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
- An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
- A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
- Ellipsis of adjunct professor.
- An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.
- A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
- A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
- A phrase within a clause or sentence that is grammatically dispensable but not semantically so, modifying its meaning.
- A graphic element that modifies another, such as (in Linear B script) a small syllabogram that is attached to a logogram as an abbreviation of an adjective that modifies that logogram (rather than as a phonetic complement that disambiguates the logogram).
- A constituent which is both the daughter and the sister of an X-bar.
- Symploce.
- One of a pair of morphisms which relate to each other through a pair of adjoint functors.
Adjective Satellite
- furnishing added support
- of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Adj
- Connected in a subordinate function.
- Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.
Verb
- To work as an adjunct professor.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin adiunctus, perfect passive participle of adiungō (“join to”), from ad + iungō (“join”). Doublet of adjoint.
Synonyms
accessory, accompaniment, add-on, addition, adjunct, adjuvant, affix, ancillary, annex, apanage, appendage, appendix, appurtenant, assistant, associate, attendant, auxiliary, business partner, co-worker, cohort, colaborer, colabourer, collaborator, colleague, compeer, confrere, consociate, coworker, extra, fellow, increase, increment, supplement, workfellow, workmate
Scrabble Score: 17
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