character printer
character-at-a-time printer
serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
| character | (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes |
| unit character | (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene |
character fiber
fibre | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions, education has for its object the formation of character- Herbert Spencer |
sex characteristic
sexual characteristic
sex character | those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other |
primary sex characteristic
primary sexual characteristic
primary sex character | the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) |
secondary sex characteristic
secondary sexual characteristic
secondary sex character | the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) |
quality
character
lineament | a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something, each town has a quality all its own, the radical character of our demands |
character role
theatrical role
part persona | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, she played the part of Desdemona |
| ASCII character set | (computer science) characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme, the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set |
| character set | an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing |
| character reference character reference | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability, requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
character assassination
assassination blackwash | an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation |
character
grapheme
graphic symbol | a written symbol that is used to represent speech, the Greek alphabet has characters |
| check character | a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission |
| ASCII character | any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers |
control character
ASCII control character | ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace, typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time |
| backspace character | a control character that indicates moving a space to the left |
letter letter of the alphabet
alphabetic character | the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech, his grandmother taught him his letters |
actor's line
speech words | words making up the dialogue of a play, the actor forgot his speech |
fictional character
fictitious character
character | an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story), she is the main character in the novel |
actor
histrion
player
thespian
role player | a theatrical performer |
actor doer
worker | a person who acts and gets things done, he's a principal actor in this affair, when you want something done get a doer, he's a miracle worker |
actor's agent
theatrical agent | a business agent for an actor |
barnstormer playactor
play-actor
trouper | an actor who travels around the country presenting plays |
character
eccentric type
case | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities), a real character, a strange character, a friendly eccentric, the capable type, a mental case |
| character actor | an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles |
| character witness | a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives |
dresser
actor's assistant | a wardrobe assistant for an actor |
ham
ham actor | an unskilled actor who overacts |
screen actor
movie actor | an actor who plays a role in a film |
| character | good repute, he is a man of character |
| character | engrave or inscribe characters on |