FEATURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of feature in English

(Definition of feature from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Examples of feature

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A distinctive feature of qualitative methods is the flexibility of research designs, particularly where ethnographic methods using a range of techniques are involved.
A second common feature of qualitative research is the emphasis upon the description of the setting being investigated.
The solutions capture some of the qualitative features observed in experiments.
Their nonlinear interaction has only a minor influence on the qualitative features of the layer evolution.
At least these qualitative features of a real jet are modelled effectively.
Moreover, consonant substitutions preserved more articulatory-phonetic features in nonword repetition than in serial recall.
His contribution contains the most detailed phonetic analysis, taking into account not only prosodic features but segmental characteristics as well.
Yet the criss-crossing of isoglosses shows that it also holds for phonetic or morphological features.
Thus, the same phonetic features are represented in accents and tones.
To make the full and best use of all the features that a computer offers, pupils need to learn to touch-type at an early age.
Here, the style of a pattern is defined as a semantic description of its design concepts represented by psychological factors and topology features.
The cross-covariance revealed several features of the variability that reinforced other observations.
For even if features of the world were literally represented in brains/ minds, these representations would not explain cognition.
Recall that a feature structure can be represented either as a graph or as a set of path value and path equivalence constraints.
Either the grapheme that is doubled is replaced by another grapheme, which then undergoes doubling, or the doubling feature itself is misordered.
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Collocations with feature

feature

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absorption feature
Their spectra have a deep absorption feature longward of 0.75 m.
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accessibility feature
It is an accessibility feature to aid users who have physical disabilities.
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acoustic features
They devised "acoustic alphabets": acoustic features corresponded to single letters, and syllables were sequences of discrete acoustic letters.
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Translations of feature

in Chinese (Traditional)
特性, 特色,特徵,特點, (建築物的)外部特徵…
in Chinese (Simplified)
特性, 特色,特征,特点, (建筑物的)外部特征…
in Spanish
característica, rasgo, contar con…
in Portuguese
característica, aspecto, função…
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वैशिष्ट्य, चेहरेपट्टी, लक्षणे…
機能, 特徴, 顔立ち…
özellik, nitelik, hususiyet…
caractéristique [feminine], élément [masculine], traits [masculine…
característica, tret, comptar amb…
kenmerk, gelaatstrek, speciaal artikel…
ஒரு பொதுவான தரம் அல்லது ஏதாவது ஒரு முக்கிய பகுதி, ஒரு கட்டிடத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி அல்லது நிலத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி, நீங்கள் அவர்களைப் பார்க்கும்போது நீங்கள் கவனிக்கும் ஒருவரின் முகத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி…
विशेषता, (किसी भवन या क्षेत्र के भाग की) विशेषता, (किसी के चेहरे के एक भाग की) विशेषता…
વિશેષતા, ગુણવિશેષ, લક્ષણ (બિલ્ડીંગ અથવા વિસ્તારનો ભાગ)…
kendetegn, ansigtstræk, artikel…
särdrag, kännetecken, ansiktsdrag…
ciri khas, bahagian muka, artikel…
das Merkmal, der Gesichtszug, der Sonderartikel…
egenskap [masculine], kjennetegn [neuter], ansiktstrekk [neuter]…
خصوصیات, نمایاں خصوصیات, خدوخال…
особливість, властивість, риси обличчя…
особенность, достопримечательность, функция…
లక్షణం/ దేనిదైనా ఒక ప్రత్యేక గుణం లేదా ముఖ్యమైన భాగం, ఒక భవనపు భాగం లేదా భూమి ప్రాంతం, ముఖాకృతి/ ఎవరినైనా చూసేటప్పుడు వాళ్ల ముఖంలో కనబడే భాగాలలో ఒకటి…
سِمة, ميزة, قِسمة…
বৈশিষ্ট্য, সাধারণ গুণ বা কিছুর একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ অংশ, একটি বিল্ডিং বা জমির একটি অংশ…
rys, znak, velký článek…
ciri khas, roman muka, artikel…
ลักษณะ, ลักษณะหน้าตา, บทความพิเศษ…
đặc trưng, nét (mặt), bài đặc biệt (trong một tờ báo)…
cecha, atrakcja, możliwość…
특징, 이목구비의 부분, 특별히 포함하다…
aspetto, caratteristica, funzione…
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