modifier

Meaning

1. One who, or that which, modifies.
2. A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)
3. A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of modifier key.

Synonyms

qualifier

changer

conditioner

modifier gene

complement

modifying agent

limiter

attribute

determiner

enlarger

attributive

modificator

grammatical modifier

phrasal modifier

conditioning agent

adapter

nucleating agent

adjective

adjunct

adverb

amender

denaturant

index word

inoculator

regulator

mapping device

inoculant

Translations

modificateur

modificador

modificador

modificatore

modificador

Bestimmungswort

değiştiren şey

προσδιορισμός

Beifügung ''f''

Bestimmung

Bestimmung ''f''

وَاصِف

τροποποιητής

Attribut ''n''

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/

Etymology

From modify + -er.