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It appears first, that liberty is a natural, and government an adventitious right, because all men were originally free.
Thomas Clarkson

Meaning of "adventitious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADVENTITIOUS

From Latin adventīcius coming from outside, from adventus a coming.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ADVENTITIOUS

adventitious  [ˌædvɛnˈtɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADVENTITIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adventitious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ADVENTITIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

adventitious

Adventitiousness

Adventitious has various meanings in various disciplines and in general usage. Adventitious is from the Latin root advenire, meaning "to come or be superadded" and in correct English the meanings tend to have connections to accidental or casual occurrence. "...of the nature of an addition from without; supervenient, accidental, casual. People sometimes speak of an event or occurrence as being "random", when the word "adventitious", or perhaps "accidental", might be more strictly correct.

Definition of adventitious in the English dictionary

The definition of adventitious in the dictionary is added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly. Other definition of adventitious is developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADVENTITIOUS


ablatitious
ˌæbləˈtɪʃəs
addititious
ˌædɪˈtɪʃəs
adscititious
ˌædsɪˈtɪʃəs
ascititious
ˌæsɪˈtɪʃəs
cementitious
ˌsɪmɛnˈtɪʃəs
excrementitious
ˌekskrɪmenˈtɪʃəs
factitious
fækˈtɪʃəs
fermentitious
ˌfɜːmɛnˈtɪʃəs
fictitious
fɪkˈtɪʃəs
obreptitious
ˌɒbrɛpˈtɪʃəs
profectitious
prəfekˈtɪʃəs
recrementitious
ˌrɛkrɪmənˈtɪʃəs
repetitious
ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃəs
stalactitious
ˌstæləkˈtɪʃəs
subreptitious
ˌsʌbrepˈtɪʃəs
supposititious
səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs
surreptitious
ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs
tralaticious
ˌtræləˈtɪʃəs
tralatitious
ˌtræləˈtɪʃəs
triticeous
trɪˈtɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADVENTITIOUS

advent
Advent calendar
Advent Sunday
Adventist
adventitia
adventitial
adventitiously
adventive
adventure
adventure holiday
adventure park
adventure playground
adventure racing
adventure tourism
adventureful
adventurer
adventuresome
adventuress
adventuring
adventurism

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADVENTITIOUS

ambitious
captious
cautious
conscientious
contentious
delicious
expeditious
facetious
flirtatious
infectious
nutritious
ostentatious
pretentious
rambunctious
scrumptious
superstitious
tendentious
tortious
unambitious
unpretentious
vexatious

Synonyms and antonyms of adventitious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ADVENTITIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «adventitious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of adventitious

Translation of «adventitious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADVENTITIOUS

Find out the translation of adventitious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adventitious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adventitious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adventicia
570 millions of speakers

English

adventitious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आकस्मिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العارض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

случайное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acidental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্থানিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adventice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bercita-cita tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zufällig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外来の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adventitious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thình lình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இணைக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

योगायोगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tesadüfi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accidentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uboczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

випадкове
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

accidentală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τυχαία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onverwagte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oavsiktlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adventitious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adventitious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADVENTITIOUS»

The term «adventitious» is regularly used and occupies the 100.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADVENTITIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «adventitious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «adventitious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adventitious

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QUOTES WITH «ADVENTITIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word adventitious.
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Thomas Clarkson
It appears first, that liberty is a natural, and government an adventitious right, because all men were originally free.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADVENTITIOUS»

Discover the use of adventitious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adventitious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology of Adventitious Root Formation
Proceedings of the First International Symposium held in Dallas, Texas, April 18-22, 1993
Tim D. Davis, Bruce E. Haissig, 1994
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Encyclopedia of Special Education
Disabilities may present themselves at birth or be acquired through disease or accident. Those acquired later in life are known as adventitious disabilities. Among these is brain damage produced by extremely high and consistent temperatures ...
Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, 2007
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Wetland Indicators: A Guide to Wetland Identification, ...
Adventitious Roots Extended inundation causes some plants to develop " adventitious roots" at or just below the water line (close to the air-water interface) where water and oxygen are available (Figure 3.4; Plate 1). These roots usually form as ...
Ralph W. Tiner, 1999
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Handbook of Plant Science
Dawn S Neuman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Janis Hansberiy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA New roots may arise from atypical locations; these are called adventitious roots. Most commonly, adventitious ...
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Genetic, Physiological, and Agronomic Evaluation of ...
Auxin and ethylene interacted to regulate adventitious root development.
Ivan Erick Ochoa, 2006
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Formation of Adventitious Roots on Green Leaf Cuttings of ...
The development of adventitious roots on green leaf cuttings of Phaseolus vulgaris L. is studied.
Johanna Margriet Oppenoorth, 1980
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The Physiological Ecology of Woody Plants
The development of adventitious roots on flooded plants varies considerably with the condition of the floodwater. For example, many adventitious roots formed on tupelo gum flooded with moving water, but very few or none developed on trees ...
Theodore T. Kozlowski, Paul J. Kramer, Stephen G. Pallardy, 1990
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Written Expression Disorders
Adventitious Movement The fifth category of motor disorders that are included in this chapter entails disorders that are not specific to learning disabilities but are types of motor agraphia that have significance to a better understanding of ...
N. Gregg, 1995
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Structure and Functioning of Cluster Roots and Plant ...
Accepted in revised form 21 March 2002 Key words: adhesive pad, adventitious roots, climbing fig, cluster roots, Ficus pumila. vines Abstract Vines have different climbing strategies; one type, called clinging vines, has developed a specialized  ...
H. Lambers, Pieter Poot, 2003
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New Root Formation in Plants and Cuttings
Ontogeny and anatomy of lateral roots; Endogenous and exogenous influences on the regulation of lateral root formation; Adventitious roots of whole plants: their forms, functions and evolution; Anatomical changes during adventitiousn root ...
Michael B. Jackson, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADVENTITIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adventitious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Commercialising Breadfruit for Food and Nutrition Security
Breadfruit propagates naturally from suckers or adventitious shoots arising from the roots. Earlier research showed that more plants could be ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jun 15»
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Mackintosh house receives US cash boost
... client to give him a house devoid of “adventitious ornamentation” with “grey rough cast” to complement the grey Ballachulish slate roof finish. «The National, Jun 15»
3
Jaffa Orange Republic: Towards the Ontogeny of Jewish Statehood …
This would be specifically evinced in revamping an outdated and cumbersome electoral system, forgoing adventitious remnants of Ottoman law ... «Algemeiner, Jun 15»
4
EU Farmers' Association Hails Council Suggestions Regarding …
... on the way to harmonise the approaches taken by the control bodies and control authorities in case of adventitious contamination”, he added. «Oryza, Jun 15»
5
General Science Bullet - Common terminologies used in Botany …
Roots are of three types: primary, secondary and adventitious. 2. Stem: It is the main ascending part of the plant responsible for storage of ... «PaGaLGuY, Jun 15»
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The Stroller
THURSDAY'S WORD was adventitious (ad-ven-ti-shes). It is associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic; ... «Martinsville Bulletin, Jun 15»
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Bloom Then Doom: Giant Agave Flowers At Dallas Arboretum, Will …
“As soon as the flowers are all finished, those that are pollinated will go to seed and then it will also produce some adventitious pups, that ... «KERA News, Jun 15»
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Copa Cogeca supports the review of EU organic legislation
... on the way to harmonise the approaches taken by the control bodies and control authorities in case of adventitious contamination”, he said. «Agri.EU, Jun 15»
9
Biological Safety Testing Market by Application, Product & Test …
Based on test, this market is categorized into adventitious agents detection test, bioburden tests, cell line authentication and characterization ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
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Word of the Day | adventitious
The word adventitious has appeared in one New York Times article in the past five years, on Aug. 24, 2010, in the excerpt from the book “The ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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