adjunctive definition
adjunct +‎ -ive. Adjective . adjunctive (not comparable) forming an adjunct; additional; neither basic nor primary adjunctive therapy the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a; Derived terms ‘Like sustainability, usability is an adjunct concept to the practice of graphic design.’ ‘The local media don't want to be seen as an adjunct branch of the local constabulary.’ ‘He's the adjunct general for the state of Florida, meaning he's in charge of the state's Army and Air National Guard.’ noun. 1  1A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part. ‘computer technology is an adjunct to learning’. 2  2Grammar. A word or phrase that constitutes an optional element or is considered of secondary importance in a sentence, for example on the table in we left some flowers on the table. adjunctive (not comparable) 1  forming an adjunct. 2  additional; neither basic nor primary adjunctive therapy. ( 3 logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a. Definition of adjunct - a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part, a word or phrase that constitutes an optional el Definition of adjunct - a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part, a word or phrase that constitutes an optional el dictionary thesaurus adjunctive (plural adjunctives) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction (manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase additives and adjunctives. 1A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part. ‘computer technology is an adjunct to learning’. ‘Second, it was an illustration, an adjunct to the accompanying wall text.’. ‘For many men, playing the stockmarket is a profitable adjunct to supplement otherwise meagre incomes from the sale of surplus rice, coffee, cloves and vegetables.’. adjunctive (plural adjunctives) ( 1 grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction. ( 2 manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase additives and adjunctives.. Adjective. 1  forming an adjunct. 2  additional; neither basic nor primary adjunctive therapy. ( 3 logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a. Retrieved from https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=adjunctive&oldid=45749144
Adjunctive is a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction a substance added as a supplement.