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adjunct

UK
/ˈædʒʌŋkt/
US
/ˈædʒʌŋkt/

Translations

adjunctnoun
adjuncts
pl
UK
/ˈædʒʌŋkt/
US
/ˈædʒʌŋkt/
The professor is an adjunct to the university staff.
Профессор является дополнением к университетскому персоналу.
She works as an adjunct at the college, teaching part-time.
Она работает адъюнктом в колледже, преподавая на полставки.
Additional translations
добавка
приложение
придаток
Synonyms
associate
attachment
partner
addition
appendage
accessory
supplement
adjunctadjective
more adjunct
Comp.
most adjunct
Super.
UK
/ˈædʒ.ʌŋkt/
US
/ˈædʒ.ʌŋkt/
The adjunct professor was hired to teach additional courses.
Вспомогательный профессор был нанят для преподавания дополнительных курсов.
Synonyms
subordinate
secondary
auxiliary
supplementary
additional

Definitions

adjunctnoun
A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.
The course was an adjunct to the main curriculum.
A person who is an assistant or subordinate to another.
She worked as an adjunct professor at the university.
A word or phrase used to amplify or modify the meaning of another word or words in a sentence.
In the sentence 'She sang beautifully,' the word 'beautifully' is an adjunct.
In brewing, an unmalted grain or other fermentable material added to the mash to supplement the main ingredients.
Some large breweries use corn as an adjunct to reduce costs and produce a lighter-tasting beer.
adjunctadjective
Added or connected in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity.
The adjunct professor was hired to teach a few courses each semester.
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