- plural of characteristic.
characteristics
Americannoun
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Characteristics of nesting sites are crucial to the future of the population.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
Characteristics of the dragon, according to Lau, include creativity, power and charisma.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024
Characteristics "emerge" from the collective behavior of the whole system, not from the behavior of its individual components.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023
Ethiopian’s interim conclusions highlighted the role of a malfunctioning safety feature known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, to which Boeing has since made several changes.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022
Characteristics of Beethoven, from Wegeler and Ries's "Notizen."
From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton
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