Ad"junct` (&?;), a. [L. adjunctus, p.
p. of adjungere. See Adjoin.] Conjoined; attending;
consequent.
Though that my death were adjunct to my act.
Shak.
Adjunct notes (Mus.), short notes between
those essential to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes.
Ad"junct`, n. 1.
Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part
of it.
Learning is but an adjunct to our self.
Shak.
2. A person joined to another in some duty or
service; a colleague; an associate. Wotton.
3. (Gram.) A word or words added to quality
or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American
Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or
adjuncts of "History."
4. (Metaph.) A quality or property of the
body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the
body, judgment in the mind.
5. (Mus.) A key or scale closely related to
another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant
keys, under Attendant, a.
