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ACCESSORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A supplementary component that improves capability
Synonyms:
accessory; add-on; appurtenance; supplement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("accessory" is a kind of...):
component; constituent; element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accessory"):
auto accessory (an accessory for an automobile)
computer accessory (an accessory for a computer)
fitting (a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system)
fixings; trimmings (the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity))
Derivation:
accessorial (nonessential but helpful)
accessory (furnishing added support)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
Synonyms:
accessory; accouterment; accoutrement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("accessory" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accessory"):
belt (a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist))
furnishing; trappings ((usually plural) accessory wearing apparel)
Derivation:
accessorial (nonessential but helpful)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who helps another person commit a crime
Synonyms:
accessary; accessory
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("accessory" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accessory"):
abetter; abettor (one who helps or encourages or incites another)
accessory after the fact (a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony)
accessory before the fact (a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration)
accessory during the fact (a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it)
collaborator; confederate; henchman; partner in crime (someone who assists in a plot)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Furnishing added support
Example:
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
Synonyms:
accessory; adjunct; adjuvant; ancillary; appurtenant; auxiliary
Classified under:
Similar:
supportive (furnishing support or assistance)
Derivation:
accessory (a supplementary component that improves capability)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Aiding and abetting in a crime
Example:
he was charged with being accessory to the crime
Synonyms:
accessary; accessory
Classified under:
Similar:
supportive (furnishing support or assistance)
Context examples:
A congenital defect in which there is an abnormal spatial arrangement of the internal thoraco-abdominal organs; this is in conjunction with many small accessory spleens instead of one.
(Heterotaxy Syndrome with Polysplenia, NCI Thesaurus)
The cells of origin are the histiocytes and accessory cells.
(Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
Mesangial cells serve as structural supports, may regulate blood flow, are phagocytic and may act as accessory cells, presenting antigen in immune responses.
(Mesangial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
A surgical procedure in which all the ipsilateral cervical lymph node groups of the neck are removed but the internal jugular vein, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and/or spinal accessory nerve are preserved.
(Modified Radical Neck Dissection, NCI Thesaurus)
A device consisting of a motor and accessory parts designed to power a machine.
(Motor Drive Unit Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
The accessory olfactory bulb, which receives the projection from the VOMERONASAL ORGAN via the vomeronasal nerve, is also included here.
(Olfactory bulb, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The interaction of LFA-1 with ICAM provides essential accessory adhesion signals in many immune interactions, including those between T- and B-lymphocytes and cytotoxic T-cells and their targets.
(Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes X-linked interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein-like 1 protein, plays a role in the modulation of signaling.
(IL1RAPL1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
BRG-1 interacts with BRCA1, a nuclear phosphoprotein transcription and recombination accessory factor.
(hSWI/SNF, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes intercellular adhesion molecule 1 protein, is involved in accessory adhesion signal transduction and immune interactions.
(ICAM1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
