ag·glu·ti·na·tive /əˈglutṇˌetɪv, ətɪv/
(a.)會粘著的,會膠合的,膠合性的
ag·glu·ti·na·tive /əˈglutṇˌetɪv, ət-/ 形容詞
凝集的,粘著的,膠合的
Ag·glu·ti·na·tive a.
1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.
Syn: -- polysynthetic, holophrastic.
2. Philol. Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound.
In agglutinative languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective languages to chemical compounds. --R. Morris.
Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages. --R. Morris.
Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. --Max Müller.
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agglutinative
adj 1: forming derivative or compound words by putting together
constituents each of which expresses a single definite
meaning [syn: polysynthetic]
2: united as if by glue [syn: agglutinate]