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Definition: Modifier |
ModifierNoun1. A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb. 2. A moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising. 3. A person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu". 4. A gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Computing | Modifier |
Chemical Industry | A substance, small amounts of which can considerably alter the burning rate of a propellant. In particular, it may reduce the effects of pressure and temperature on the burning rate. Source: European Union. (references) |
Language | In the case of a subordinative endocentric construction:the syntactically subordinate constituent which modifies, or qualifies, the head. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | In froth flotation, reagent used to control alkalinity and to eliminate harmful effects of colloidal material and soluble salts.See also:modifying agent. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The adjective "green" in "a green tree" modifies and thus limits the meaning of the noun "a tree" in that it cannot be "a deciduous tree in winter", as the adverb "kindly" modifies the past tense of the verb "let" in "she kindly let me borrow her scissors".
An adverb may also modify an adjective, such as in "abjectly poor".
Adverbial clauses (or particle phrases) such as "of course", "as it were", etc., commenting on the rest of the sentence or what has gone before in a previous sentence, may also be classed as modifiers, as in "Of course, he was never one to be silent" or "Unfortunately, we arrived late".
Another way of defining a modifier is that it, the adjective or adverb, is more dependent on the part of the sentence it modifies, namely the noun or verb. The noun is independent and may exist on its own, such as "the tree" which then may be modified by "green", or the verb being independent as in "work" in "I work (every day)" may be modified by the adverb "hard" in "I work hard (every day)".
In compound nouns, the first of the two words so combined functions as a modifier, such as "elementary" in "elementary school", "mountain" in "mountain bike", etc.
Lastly, modifiers may be divided into pre-modifier + subject(noun) + post-modifier, as in "land (pre-modifier) mines in wartime (post-modifier)".
See also: Dangling modifier
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Grammatical modifier."
Synonyms: ModifierSynonyms: changer (n), modifier gene (n), qualifier (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Modifier |
| English words defined with "modifier": ablative absolute, actually ♦ dangling modifier ♦ fatigue ♦ head word, headword, hendiadys ♦ intensifier, intensive ♦ misplaced modifier, modifier gene, modify ♦ postposition, postpositive, preposition ♦ qualify ♦ toy. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "modifier": biological response modifier, biological therapy, biological-response modifier ♦ Climb down ♦ deposit modifier ♦ IL-3, interleukin-1-alfa ♦ KETTLE OPERATOR, Kind of, KRN7000 ♦ OT ♦ pH modifier, photo modifier, pull-down list ♦ reactor-kettle operator. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Modifier" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (alter, amend, blue pencil, change, commute, inflect, modify, qualify, retrofit, revise, right, shape, shift, shuffle). |
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Health | Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest a role for modifier genes and environmental factors that are as yet unidentified. (references) | |
The presence of modifier genes would be consistent with clinical variation, but modifier genes have not yet been identified. (references) | ||
A goal of future research should be to continue to identify additional mutations, modifier genes, and environmental factors, and correlate these with the phenotype. (references) | ||
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| "Modifier" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Modifier" is used about 55 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 55 | 45,713 |
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Expressions using "modifier": biological response modifier ♦ dangling modifier ♦ deposit modifier ♦ misplaced modifier ♦ modifier gene ♦ modifier register ♦ photo modifier. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "modifier": head-modifier. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "modifier"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | محول (converter, transformer), مغير (alterant, changed, varied), مبدل (alterative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | определение (adjunct, attribute, definition, qualificative, qualifier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 修饰词. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | modifikator, modificerende gen, underled (attribute), bestemmelse (destiny, fate), adled (adjunct, attribute), ændringstegn, ændringsord. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | modificeerder, modificator, veranderend gen, stabilisator (anti-roll device, anti-rolling device, roll damper, stabiliser, stabilizer, stabilizing equipment, stabilizing machinery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | modifikaattorigeeni, määrite (attribute), palonsäätöaine. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | modificateur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Wandler (transducer), modifikator (attribute). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τροποποιητικό γονίδιο, τροποποιητική ουσία, τροποποιητήσ (amender), τροποποιητής. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | modificatore (attribute). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 修飾語 , 修飾子 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅうしょく", しゅうしょくし. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 수식어구. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | odifiermay modificador (modify). (various references) модификатор. (various references) reč koja određuje drugu. (various references) modificador (attribute). (various references) modifikator, modifierande instruktion, bestämning (adjunct, attribute, determination, qualifier). (various references) tamamlayıcı (adjunct, collateral, complement, complemental, complementary, component, expletive, follow up, integral, integrant, processor, supplement, supplemental, supplementary), niteleyici (attributive, qualifying, qualitative), değiştiren şey. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "modifier": modifiers. (additional references) | |
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"Modifier" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Imodibie, Mobilier, modifiy, modifyer, Molinier, Mordiford, Mudaffar, Muddiford. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "modifier" (pronounced 'Mod"i*fi`er'): Acetifier, Acidifier, Aletaster, Almsgiver, Amplifier, Ant-eater, Anywhither, Armor-bearer, Backbiter, Backhander, Bagpiper, Ball-flower, Barkeeper, Barnburner, Barnstormer, Bartender, Base-burner, Basifier, Batfowler, Beaucatcher, Beautifier, Bedmaker, Bedswerver, Bee-eater, Beefeater, Bellwether, Benefiter, Birdcatcher, Blackmailer, Blacksalter, Bloodflower, Bloodsucker, Bogsucker, Bondholder, Bookbinder, Bookholder, Bookkeeper, Bookmaker, Bookseller, Bootmaker, Bottleholder, Boxkeeper, Boycotter, Breechloader, Brickfielder, Bricklayer, Brickmaker, Bull-roarer, Bushfighter, Bushwhacker. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-f-i-i-m-o-r" | |
-1 letter: deiform. | |
-2 letters: deform, dormie, firmed, formed. | |
-3 letters: dimer, fermi, fiord, fired, forme, fremd, fried, idiom, imide, imido, medii, mired, moire, rimed. | |
-4 letters: defi, demo, derm, dime, dire, doer, dome, dore, dorm, emir, feod, fido, fire, firm, ford, fore, form, froe, from, idem, imid, ired, irid, midi, mire, miri, mode, modi, more, omer, redo, reif. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-f-i-i-m-o-r" | |
+1 letter: modifiers, mortified. | |
+2 letters: remodified, remodifies. | |
+3 letters: deformities, microfilmed, misinformed, premodified, premodifies, remodifying. | |
+4 letters: discomfiture, disconfirmed, premodifying. | |
+5 letters: deformalizing, discomfitures, overamplified. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 6F 64 69 66 69 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- --- -.. .. ..-. .. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101111 01100100 01101001 01100110 01101001 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M o d i f i e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 006F 0064 0069 0066 0069 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4781707572757184 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arabo, 아라비아, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgarer, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bulgaro, 불가리아, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, 덴마크, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, 네덜란", holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, 핀란", finlandês, finês, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , "랑스, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, 이탈리아, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | اللغة الكورية, كوري جنوبي, كوري شمالي, كوري, корейски език, корейски, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , Koreaans, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, кореец, корейский, korejski, korejski jezik, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, kore'li |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, 영국, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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