Characteristic | Definition In The English-Malay Dictionary

Translation of characteristic – English–Malay dictionary

characteristic

 adjective  Add to word list Add to word list ● (opposite uncharacteristic) typical (of a person etc) tipikal He spoke with characteristic shyness That kind of behaviour/behavior is characteristic of him.

characteristic

 noun  ● a typical quality sifat It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.

(Translation of characteristic from the PASSWORD English–Malay Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of characteristic

characteristic Taking the knee characteristics as an example, the following reasoning can be made for closed muscles. From the Cambridge English Corpus One would suspect that the personal characteristics of the prime minister and differences in the government will be a key determinant of ministerial tenure. From the Cambridge English Corpus The variability within a population for certain baking and milling characteristics will have to fit within specified parameters defined by the end-use of the product. From the Cambridge English Corpus The important chemical characteristics in our context are associated with the properties of metal ions in aqueous solution. From the Cambridge English Corpus Similar characteristics are also noted in the transient response of the system. From the Cambridge English Corpus What is clear is that all approaches have different characteristics that may be more suitable for some problems and less suitable for others. From the Cambridge English Corpus The characteristics of the sub-family are those of this genus. From the Cambridge English Corpus The solution lies in creating different scales in time, pitch, and other characteristics of sound which in experiments prove to be musically interesting. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B2,C2

Translations of characteristic

in Chinese (Traditional) 特色，特點，特徵, 特有的，典型的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 特色，特点，特征, 特有的，典型的… See more in Spanish característica, característico, distintivo… See more in Portuguese característica, característico, característico/-ca [masculine-feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian वैशिष्ट्य, स्वाभाविक रित्या वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण, अंगीभूत तऱ्हेने… See more 特徴, 特色, 特有（とくゆう）の… See more özellik, karakteristik, nitelik… See more caractéristique, caractéristique [feminine], typique… See more característica… See more kenmerkend, eigenschap… See more யாரோ அல்லது ஏதோவொன்றின் பொதுவான அல்லது கவனிக்கத்தக்க தரம், ஒரு நபர் அல்லது பொருளின் பொதுவானது… See more खासियत, विशेषता, (किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु की) विशेषता… See more લક્ષણો, વિશેષતા, લાક્ષણિકતા… See more karakteristisk, karaktertræk… See more karakteristisk, kännetecknande, kännetecken… See more bezeichnend, die Eigenschaft… See more karakteristisk, særegen, betegnende… See more خصوصیات, نمایاں صفات, خاصہ… See more характерний, характерна риса, особливість… See more ఒక ప్రత్యేక లేక గుర్తించదగిన లక్షణం, ఒక వ్యక్తి లేక వస్తువు యొక్క విలక్షణమైనది… See more বৈশিষ্ট্য, লক্ষণ, গুণ… See more charakteristický, typický, vlastnost… See more khas, ciri khas… See more ลักษณะนิสัย, ลักษณะเฉพาะ… See more cá tính, đặc điểm… See more cecha (charakterystyczna ), charakterystyczny, cecha… See more 특성… See more caratteristica, caratteristico, tipico… See more Need a translator?

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