adjunct

Adjunct is defined as something additional that is not necessary, but that is extra or additional.

(noun)

An example of something adjunct would be the second basket added to a bicycle.

The definition of an adjunct is someone who is holding a part time or temporary position at a school.

(noun)

An example of an adjunct is a professor who comes in to teach one class during a semester.

See adjunct in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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.
Gram. a word or phrase that qualifies or modifies another word or other words

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

adjective

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

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See adjunct in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Something attached to another in a dependent or subordinate position. See Synonyms at appendage.
A person associated with another in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity.
Grammar A clause or phrase added to a sentence that, while not essential to the sentence's structure, amplifies its meaning, such as for several hours in We waited for several hours.
Logic A nonessential attribute of a thing.

adjective

Added or connected in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct clause.
Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct professor of history.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin adiūnctus

Origin: , past participle of adiungere, to join to; see adjoin

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