contrastive

(kən-trăsˈtĭv)

1. Containing or forming a contrast; contrasting.
2. Linguistics
   a. Capable of distinguishing meaning; being in opposition: a phonological feature that is contrastive in one language but not in another.
   b. Pertaining to the study of structural contrasts: contrastive analysis.

Related Forms:

• con·trasˈtive·ly adverb

• con·trasˈtive·ness noun