notable characteristic

collocation in English

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notable
adjective
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/ˈnəʊ.tə.bəl/us
/ˈnoʊ.t̬ə.bəl/
important and deserving attention, because of being very good ...
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characteristic
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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(Definition ofnotableandcharacteristicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anotablecharacteristicof the subjects is that none are beginners.
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Anotablecharacteristicof transgenic arthropod technology is the extent to which research and anticipated applications are occurring in the public domain for public benefit.
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The mostnotablecharacteristicof this factory was its location.
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In fact, this extension amongst young children is a mostnotablecharacteristicof tuberculosis in this war so far.
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The secondnotablecharacteristichas been the numerous efforts which have been made to get rid of some of the immense confusion with which this problem is almost completely bedevilled.
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The mostnotablecharacteristicare the large, antler-like mandibles.
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Onenotablecharacteristicis that many pots had pointed bottoms, designed for cooking over a fire.
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Thenotablecharacteristicof the pike squares is the difficulty with which the traditional cavalry of the day had in penetrating it.
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Anotablecharacteristicis a metal tab with a hole, used in mounting the case to a heatsink.
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The mostnotablecharacteristicof field pepperweed is the raceme of flowers which forks off of the stem.
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Onenotablecharacteristicin a scale-free network is the relative commonness of vertices with a degree that greatly exceeds the average.
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Its bright blue color is the mineral's mostnotablecharacteristic.
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Anotablecharacteristicof the show was that every episode ended with the audience clapping once during the closing sequence throughout its year-long run.
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The output speed torque characteristic is the mostnotablecharacteristicof series wound motors.
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The aircraft was capable of also using its flaps as airbrakes for diving attacks, anotablecharacteristicof this aircraft.
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The eagles possessed anotablecharacteristicthat distinguished them from other birds in early writings.
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Its mostnotablecharacteristicis its tall, narrow skull, which is 80 cm long.
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The mostnotablecharacteristicof bowerbirds is their extraordinarily complex courtship and mating behaviour, where males build a bower to attract mates.
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Anothernotablecharacteristicis the elongated bill, resembling that of the swordfish and other marlins.
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The latter had anotablecharacteristic: only one of the four tracks was connected to the tram network.
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