Supercharacter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Supercharacter is a noun meaning A superhero or supervillain.
Meaning
A superhero or supervillain.
More Meanings
- (genetics) An amalgamation of characters that respond to the same selective pressure.
- A group of characters in a play, movie, or story, that act together as a single combined entity.
- Something that pervades a story as a common theme or presence, transcending the level of individual characters.
- (mathematics) A single entity that represents multiple irreducible characters but is treated as a single character in the algebraic theory of Carlos André.
Example Sentences
The supercharacter analog of the A.A.
The combination of characters contributing to the supercharacter need not be logically or genetically related.
These, together with yield, may be taken as components of a supercharacter which is itself the overall merit of the plant.
Winter hardiness of plants is not a simple character, rather a supercharacter composed of several components whose impact will vary with the climatic conditions.
Word Forms
- supercharacters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include superhero, supervillain, super, superperson, superpower, supe.
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