Definition of additive Additive

/æˈdʌtɪv/ - [atdutiv] - ad•di•tive

We found 13 definitions of additive from 5 different sources.

What does additive mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: additives
additive - something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
		add-on, improver, addition the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years"
		adjuvant an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment
Adjective
additive - characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process"
		subtractive constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction"
		cumulative, accumulative marked by acquiring or amassing; "we live in an accumulative society"
		addable, addible capable of being added or added to
		additional, extra further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"
		complemental, completing, complementary acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
		incremental increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions; "lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"
		intercalary having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"; "a leap year is an intercalary year"
		summational, summative of or relating to a summation or produced by summation
additive - designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
		linear
		nonlinear designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree
		math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

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Wiktionary

additive (Noun)
A substance added to another substance or product for its ability to alter its properties.
additive (Adjective)
Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
additive (Adjective)
Distributive over addition.
additive (Adjective)
Having addition as an operator.
additive (Adjective)
Pertaining to chemical addition.
additive (Adjective)
Describing genes or the interaction etc. of such genes which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

additive (a.)
Proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to subtractive.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

additive
A substance mixed in small quantities with another product to modify its chemical or physical state, for example to make food look visually more attractive.
additive
Proper to be added.