additive
noun
something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties.
additively
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a word derived from
additive.
Example Sentences
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Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new method for detecting defects in additively manufactured components.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
The manufacturers say they will purchase additively produced parts from smaller U.S. suppliers; train supplier workers on new additive technologies; provide technical assistance; and engage in standards development and certification.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2022
This representation allowed Sturtevant to additively calculate distances between several genes on the same chromosome.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Alternatively, an object can be placed inside ReForm to be scanned, after which a replica will be made either additively or subtractively.
From Economist ● May 26, 2016
If the two faces are not molecularly similar, however, there will be a current, and the electrical effects to be subsequently described will act additively, in an algebraical sense.
From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
