Library / English Dictionary

QUALIFIER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

Synonyms:

modifier; qualifier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("qualifier" is a kind of...):

content word; open-class word (a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "qualifier"):

intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)

adjective (a word that expresses an attribute of something)

adverb (a word that modifies something other than a noun)

dangling modifier; misplaced modifier (a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., 'when young' in 'when young, circuses appeal to all of us')

Holonyms ("qualifier" is a part of...):

phrase (an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence)

Derivation:

qualify (add a modifier to a constituent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition

Example:

the tournament was won by a late qualifier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("qualifier" is a kind of...):

contestant (a person who participates in competitions)

Derivation:

qualify (prove capable or fit; meet requirements)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A morphologic qualifier indicating that a cancerous lesion is moderately differentiated.

(Grade 2, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic qualifier indicating that a cancerous lesion is poorly differentiated.

(Grade 3, NCI Thesaurus)

A qualifier used to describe the workflow progression of a laboratory observation outcome in terms of being finished, concluded, interpreted as preliminary, needed to be repeated, etc.

(Laboratory Test Result Status, NCI Thesaurus)

Qualifier for anatomical location or specimen further detailing the portion or totality, which means arrangement of, or apportioning of an entity.

(CDISC SDTM Portion/Totality Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

For each association you assign to a concept you also can specify an established qualifier type and value.

(NCI Thesaurus Association Qualifier, NCI Thesaurus)

The qualifier provides additional detail regarding the nature of a concept property (e.g., a property effective date, or an indicator reflecting that the property is Current).

(NCI Thesaurus Property Qualifier, NCI Thesaurus)

For associations, the qualifier provides additional detail regarding the nature of the concept association (for example, the degree of accuracy of the relationship, such as Usually).

(NCI Thesaurus Qualifier, NCI Thesaurus)

I have one qualifier: It is astrological wisdom to avoid surgery on the part of the body that is ruled by the sign Mars is in, which would be your knee, so if that’s where you need work done, schedule that operation in April, unless you can do it right away, between February 1 to 16.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

For properties, the qualifier provides additional detail regarding the nature of a concept property (e.g., a property effective date, or an indicator reflecting that the property is Current).

(NCI Thesaurus Qualifier, NCI Thesaurus)