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adjunct Definition

ad·junct (ajuŋkt′)

noun

  1. a thing added to something else, but secondary or not essential to it
    1. a person connected with another as a helper or subordinate associate
    2. an adjunct teacher, professor, etc.
  2. Gram. a word or phrase that qualifies or modifies another word or other words

Etymology: < L adjunctus, pp. of adjungere, adjoin

adjective

connected or attached in a secondary or subordinate way, or in a temporary or part-time position

adjunct Related Forms
ad·junctly adverb
adjunct Synonyms

adjunct

n.

  1. Something added

    supplement, subordinate part, minor detail; see addition 2.

  2. Assistant

    auxiliary, aide, associate, collaborator; see assistant.

adjunct Telecom Definition
From the Latin adjunctus, meaning adjoin. Something added to something else, but secondary or not essential to it.
adjunct Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: We envisage that Specialist Migraine Patients will become a useful adjunct to the primary health care team.
  • provide: They thus provide a useful adjunct to cDNA libraries in giving access to a large number of genes independent of developmental stage.
  • prove: From the beginning, the Flight proved a valuable adjunct to the civilian mountain and maritime rescue services.
  • form: Amounts involved are often relatively modest, but can form a useful adjunct to other funding streams.
  • consider: Sexual Selection - selection driven by the competition for mates, considered an adjunct to natural selection.
  • have: We know that mental models have to have various adjuncts to their representations of situations in the world.

Adjective modifier

  • adverbial: The cleft sentence is one way that English can emphasize an adverbial adjunct.
  • useful: A useful adjunct for healthy living in towns where pollution is a problem.
  • mere: These were no mere adjunct to the British possessions in North America.
  • valuable: There's no question that that's a valuable adjunct, a valuable facet of today's pedagogy.
  • necessary: Why should this necessary adjunct to a drink license be cut off?
  • essential: Page 13: " Oximetry is an essential adjunct in determining whether to make a referral.

Modifies a noun

  • professor: Most cell phone adjunct professor of line from an of no-fault haven't.
  • curator: Christiane Paul is Adjunct Curator of New Media Arts at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
  • faculty: These options are supported by a team of core and adjunct faculty and by easy access to top quality research libraries in Oxford.
  • instructor: He is Adjunct Instructor of Jazz at Rhode Island College in Providence, RI.
  • therapy: They are used as adjunct therapy in patients not controlled by inhaled steroids.
  • member: She has contributed articles and reviews to many journals and is currently ' adjunct British board member ' of Children's Literature New England.

Modifying Another Word

  • also: Dr. Percy is also Adjunct Professor of Theology at Hartford Seminary, Connecticut.

Preposition: in

  • treatment: It already has a GSL license as an adjunct in treatment of the infection.