Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - characteristic

adj. & n. --adj. typical, distinctive (with characteristic expertise). --n. 1 a characteristic feature or quality. 2 Math. the whole number or integral part of a logarithm. Phrases and idioms characteristic curve a graph showing the relationship between two variable but interdependent quantities. characteristic radiation radiation the wavelengths of which are peculiar to the element which emits them. Derivatives characteristically adv. Etymology: F caract{eacute}ristique or med.L characterizare f. Gk kharakterizo