Added 8 October 2026
descriptor
/dɪˈskɹɪp.tə/ noun
Latin root: dēscrīptōris Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about descriptor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something.
the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached
- A piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēscrīptōris. Compare describe.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)