1. (

• feature ,
• characteristic

) a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" ;

2. (

• characteristic

) a distinguishing quality ;

3. (

• characteristic

) the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2 ;

4. (

• characteristic ,
• device_characteristic

) any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions ;

1. (

• characteristic

) typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" ;