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diagnostic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɑ.stɪk/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tək/ (New-Zealand)
  • (Texas) audio
  • [dɑe̯.əɡˈnɔ̟s.tək] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /dɑe.əɡˈnɔs.tɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)bor. English diagnostic From Ancient Greek διαγνωστικός (diagnōstikós), adjective from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to distinguish, diagnose”).

Meanings

  1. Of, or relating to diagnosis.
  2. Characteristic of a particular disease.
  3. Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
    • Each language has its own distinct phonological qualities which a counter can tap into with effect. It is not necessarily specific phonemes (though these can sometimes be diagnostic), but rather the frequency and phonotactic distribution of each disparate set of phonemes that go together in the speech stream in certain recognisable ways. 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, volume 41, number 7, →DOI, →ISSN, page 10:
  4. Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
    • A diagnostic assessment
  5. (of a skeletal or genetic feature) Characteristic of a particular taxon or clade.

Forms

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diagnostick alternative, obsolete lexicographic
more diagnostic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most diagnostic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

neurodiagnostic · psychodiagnostic · diagnosticity · self-diagnostic · electrodiagnostic · postdiagnostic · histodiagnostic · coprodiagnostic · autodiagnostic · diagnostic overshadowing · transdiagnostic · immunodiagnostic · biodiagnostic · diagnostically · diagnosticate · cytodiagnostic · xenodiagnostic · nondiagnostic · subdiagnostic · telediagnostic · prediagnostic · iridodiagnostic · phytodiagnostic · multidiagnostic · serodiagnostic · clinicodiagnostic · undiagnostic · adiagnostic · intradiagnostic · misdiagnostic · nanodiagnostic · eudiagnostic

Hyponyms

pathognomonic

Translations (27)

nl diagnostisch (of, or relating to diagnosis) · ca diagnòstic (of, or relating to diagnosis) · bg диагности́чен (of, or relating to diagnosis) · nb diagnostisk (of, or relating to diagnosis) · be дыягнасты́чны (of, or relating to diagnosis) · tr teşhise ait (of, or relating to diagnosis) · el διαγνωστικός (of, or relating to diagnosis) · tr teşhisle alakalı/ilgili (of, or relating to diagnosis) · tr tanılayıcı (of, or relating to diagnosis) · eo diagnoza (of, or relating to diagnosis) · da diagnostisk (of, or relating to diagnosis) · fi diagnostinen (of, or relating to diagnosis) · pl diagnostyczny (of, or relating to diagnosis) · uk діагности́чний (of, or relating to diagnosis) · fr diagnostique (of, or relating to diagnosis) · hu diagnosztikai (of, or relating to diagnosis) · ro de diagnoză (of, or relating to diagnosis) · it diagnostico (of, or relating to diagnosis) · ru диагности́ческий (of, or relating to diagnosis) · hi नैदानिक (of, or relating to diagnosis) · cs diagnostický (of, or relating to diagnosis) · tr tanısal (of, or relating to diagnosis) · nn diagnostisk (of, or relating to diagnosis) · de diagnostisch (of, or relating to diagnosis) · pt diagnóstico (of, or relating to diagnosis) · ro de diagnostic (of, or relating to diagnosis) · es diagnóstico (of, or relating to diagnosis)

diagnostic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɑ.stɪk/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tək/ (New-Zealand)
  • (Texas) audio
  • [dɑe̯.əɡˈnɔ̟s.tək] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /dɑe.əɡˈnɔs.tɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō) Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) ▲ Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis) ▲ Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)bor. English diagnostic From Ancient Greek διαγνωστικός (diagnōstikós), adjective from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to distinguish, diagnose”).

Meanings

  1. Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
  2. Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
  3. That by which anything is known; a symptom.

Forms

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diagnostics Number=Plur lexicographic
diagnostick alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Relateds

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