"constitutive" meaning in English

See constitutive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuˌtɪv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-constitutive.wav Forms: more constitutive [comparative], most constitutive [superlative]
Etymology: From constitute + -ive. Etymology templates: {{af|en|constitute|-ive}} constitute + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} constitutive (comparative more constitutive, superlative most constitutive)
  1. having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something Translations (having the power or authority to constitute): учредителен (učreditelen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-constitutive-en-adj-qlAd5LWl Disambiguation of 'having the power or authority to constitute': 56 39 1 3 1
  2. having the power or authority to appoint someone to office
    Sense id: en-constitutive-en-adj-tgt4PKAx
  3. extremely important, essential Translations (very important ; essential): съществен (sǎštestven) (Bulgarian), constitutif (French), costitutivo (Italian), constitutivo (Portuguese), constitutivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-constitutive-en-adj-GAPo7SBp Disambiguation of 'very important ; essential': 0 0 97 1 2
  4. that forms a constituent part of something else Translations (that forms a constituent part of something else): съставен (sǎstaven) (Bulgarian), образуващ (obrazuvašt) (Bulgarian), constitutiu (Catalan), constitutif (French), co-yantyssagh (Manx), constitutivo (Portuguese), constitutivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-constitutive-en-adj-Qo7MCYhR Disambiguation of 'that forms a constituent part of something else': 3 1 1 95 1
  5. (biochemistry) (of an enzyme) that is continuously produced at a constant rate Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-constitutive-en-adj-l49rSFLF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 17 10 7 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 23 22 4 11 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 17 5 12 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 15 4 9 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 11 3 7 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 15 8 17 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 15 7 17 45 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 16 3 10 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 14 3 7 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 15 15 8 17 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 19 6 19 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 14 2 8 60 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: constitutive ablation, constitutively, constitutiveness Related terms: constituency, constituent, constitution, constitutional

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "učreditelen",
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