Definition of Descreptive
De*scrip"tive (?), a. [L.
descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to
describe; having the quality of representing; containing description;
as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a
descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the
age.
Descriptive anatomy, that part of anatomy
which treats of the forms and relations of parts, but not of their
textures. -- Descriptive geometry, that
branch of geometry. which treats of the graphic solution of problems
involving three dimensions, by means of projections upon auxiliary
planes. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )
-- De*scrip"tive*ly, adv. --
De*scrip"tive*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of, or relating to description
- (grammar) of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary)
- (linguistics) describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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