modifier
41modifier — [ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə] noun [C] linguistics a word or phrase that slightly changes the meaning of another word or phrase by giving more information about it …
42modifier — /ˈmɒdəfaɪə / (say moduhfuyuh) noun 1. someone or something that modifies. 2. Grammar a word, phrase, or sentence element which limits or qualifies the sense of another word, phrase, or element in the same construction: adjectives are modifiers …
43modifier — n. 1 a person or thing that modifies. 2 Gram. a word, esp. an adjective or noun used attributively, that qualifies the sense of another word (e.g. good and family in a good family house) …
44Modifier-Taste — Als Tastenkombination (auch Tastaturkombination, Tastaturbefehl, Tastenkürzel, Tastensequenz, Hotkey, Shortcut) bezeichnet man das gleichzeitige oder aufeinanderfolgende Drücken mehrerer Tasten auf Computertastaturen in einer bestimmten… …
45modifier gene — a gene that alters the expression of another gene at a separate locus …
46Unicode-Block Spacing Modifier Letters — Der Begriff Unicode Block Spacing Modifier Letters (02B0–02FF) wird in den deutschen Microsoft Programmen falsch als Buchstaben zur Abstandsbestimmung übersetzt. In Wirklichkeit handelt es sich um diakritische und ähnliche Zeichen, die die… …
47Dangling modifier — A dangling modifier, a specific case of which is the dangling participle,[1] is an error in sentence structure whereby a grammatical modifier is associated with a word other than the one intended, or with no particular word at all. For example, a …
48Grammatical modifier — In grammar, a modifier is an optional element in phrase structure or clause structure;[1] the removal of the modifier typically doesn t affect the grammaticality of the sentence. In English, adverbs and adjectives prototypically function as… …
49Experience modifier — or experience modification is a term used in the American insurance business and more specifically in workers compensation insurance. It is the adjustment of manual premium based on previous loss experience. Usually three years of loss experience …
50Compound modifier — A compound modifier (also called a compound adjective or a phrasal adjective or adjectival phrase) is a compound of two or more attributive words: That is, more than one word that together modify a noun. Compound modifiers are grammatically… …
