Look up: Formative

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   formative
   [adj] - relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation 2. [adj] - susceptible to alteration by development and experience 3. [adj] - beginning to develop 4. [adj] - (biology) capable of forming new cells and tissues 5. [adj] - forming or capable of forming or molding 6. [n] - minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
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   formative
   the time interval elapsing between the appearance of the first Towsend discharge in a given gap and the formation in it of a self-maintaining glow discharge Category: Electrical engineering and energy • the assessment which seeks to improve the learning/teaching system by feedback of information from test results which can illustrate the effectiveness of teaching methods,or highlight l...
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   Formative
   Form'a·tive adjective [ Confer French formatif .] 1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts. « The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by any formative residing in the soil.» Bentley. 2. (Gram.) Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative . ...
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   Formative
   Form'a·tive noun (Gram.) (a) That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word. (b) A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.
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   formative
   1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts. 'The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by any formative residing in the soil.' (Bentley) ... 2. Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative. ... 3. <biology> Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or fo ...
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   formative
   adjective susceptible to alteration by development and experience; `formative years`
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   formative
   noun minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
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   formative
   plastic adjective forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; `a formative influence`; `a formative experience`
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   Formative
   • (a.) Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts. • (n.) That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word. • (a.) Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter. • (a.) Serving to form; derivative; not...
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