Definition of ADJUNCT

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.

Antonyms

decrement, remainder

Scrabble Score: 17

adjunct is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
adjunct is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adjunct is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

adjunct is a valid Words With Friends word