Definition of adjunct Adjunct

/æˈʤʌˌŋkt/ - [atjungkt] - ad•junct

We found 22 definitions of adjunct from 6 different sources.

What does adjunct mean?

Noun Plural: adjuncts
adjunct - something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
		inessential, nonessential anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"
adjunct - a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
		grammatical construction, construction, expression drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
adjunct - a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
		associate any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
Adjective adjunct, adjuncter, adjunctest
adjunct - of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
		assistant
		subordinate, low-level lower in rank or importance
adjunct - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
		accessory, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary
		supportive furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"

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adjunct (Noun)
An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
adjunct (Noun)
A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
adjunct (Noun)
A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that amplifies its meaning, such as "for a while" in "I typed for a while".
adjunct (Noun)
Symploce.
adjunct (Noun)
A quality or property of the body or mind, whether natural or acquired, such as colour in the body or judgement in the mind.
adjunct (Noun)
A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key.
adjunct (Adjective)
Connected in a subordinate function.
adjunct (Adjective)
Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.

adjunct (a.)
Conjoined; attending; consequent.
adjunct (n.)
Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it.
adjunct (n.)
A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate.
adjunct (n.)
A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History."
adjunct (n.)
A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind.
adjunct (n.)
A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.

adjunct
ad′junkt, adj. joined or added to.—n. the thing joined or added, as a qualifying addition to a name expressing any personal quality, or the like: a person joined to another in some office or service: (gram.) any word or clause enlarging the subject or predicate: (logic) any accompanying quality or non-essential attribute.—n. Adjunc′tion, the act of joining: the thing joined.—adj. Adjunct′ive, joining.—advs. Adjunct′ively, Adjunct′ly, in connection with. [L. See Join.]