adjunct
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Definition
Noun:
- Something added to another thing but not an essential part of it: An "adjunct" is a secondary or supplementary element attached to something more important.
- A person who is an assistant or subordinate to another: An "adjunct" is someone who assists in a subordinate role, often in a temporary or part-time capacity.
- A construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence: In grammar, an "adjunct" is an optional word or phrase that provides additional information (e.g., about time, place, manner) but is not required for the sentence's basic structure.
Adjective:
- Furnishing added support; auxiliary: Describing something that provides supplementary help or is connected in a subordinate way.
- Of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another: Describing a role that is secondary or assisting.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The new laboratory was a valuable adjunct to the university's research facilities. (Here, "adjunct" means a supplementary, non-essential addition.)
- She works as an adjunct professor, teaching one course per semester. (Here, "adjunct" refers to a person in a subordinate, often part-time, academic role.)
- In the sentence "She left yesterday," the word "yesterday" is an adjunct. (Here, "adjunct" is a grammatical term for an optional time modifier.)
Adjective:
- The adjunct therapy helped improve the patient's recovery. (Here, "adjunct" describes a supplementary form of treatment.)
- He served in an adjunct capacity to the main committee. (Here, "adjunct" describes a subordinate role.)
Advanced Usage
"Adjunct to": Used to indicate what the supplementary element is connected to.
- This handbook is a useful adjunct to the main textbook.
In academic titles: The term is commonly used in higher education for non-tenure-track faculty positions.
- Adjunct instructors are often experts in their professional fields.
Variants and Related Words
Adjunctive (adj): Having the nature of an adjunct; supplementary.
- The treatment had an adjunctive effect.
Adjunctively (adv): In a supplementary manner.
Synonyms
- Noun: Addition, appendage, supplement, accessory, auxiliary, assistant, subordinate.
- Adjective: Supplementary, auxiliary, ancillary, secondary, subsidiary, accessory.
Antonyms
- Noun: Core, essence, main part, principal.
- Adjective: Essential, primary, principal, main, central.
Related Phrases / Collocations
- Adjunct faculty: Part-time or temporary teaching staff at a college or university.
- Adjunct therapy: A secondary treatment used alongside a primary therapy.
Adjective
- of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
- furnishing added support
- an ancillary pump
- an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
- The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
Noun
- a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
- a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
- something added to another thing but not an essential part of it