diagnostic
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diagnostic
- /daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/ UK
- /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɑ.stɪk/ US, dialectal
- /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/ Canada, dialectal
- /dɑe.əɡˈnɔs.tɪk/ Australia
- /daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tək/ New Zealand
- [dɑe̯.əɡˈnɔ̟s.tək] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek διαγνωστικός (diagnōstikós), adjective from διαγιγνώσκω (diagignṓskō, “to distinguish, diagnose”).
adjective more diagnostic · most diagnostic · diagnostick
- Of, or relating to diagnosis.
- Characteristic of a particular disease.
- Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things. Each language has its own distinct phonological qualities which a counter can tap into with effect. It is not necessarily specific phonemes (though these can sometimes be diagnostic), but rather the frequency and phonotactic distribution of each disparate set of phonemes that go together in the spee
- Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught. A diagnostic assessment
- Characteristic of a particular taxon or clade.
noun diagnostics · diagnostick
- Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
- Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
- That by which anything is known; a symptom.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: symptomatic, characteristic, diagnose, self-diagnosis, diagnosis, clinical, screening, analysis, formative, analytical, detection, diag, identification, prognosis, assessment, obd
Translations
Every language
adj of, or relating to diagnosis
| Español | diagnóstico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | नैदानिक naidānik |
| Português | diagnóstico |
| Français | diagnostique |
| Deutsch | diagnostisch |
| Italiano | diagnostico |
| Ελληνικά | διαγνωστικός diagnostikós |
| Română | de diagnoză, de diagnostic |
| Русский | диагности́ческий diagnostíčeskij |
Talk about this word "diagnostic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diagnostic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diagnostic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diagnostic "diagnostic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diagnostic.Cite this
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title = {diagnostic},
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