Nouns

(n)feature, characteristica prominent attribute or aspect of something“the map showed roads and other features”, “generosity is one of his best characteristics”
(n)characteristica distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
(n)characteristicthe integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression ‘log 643 = 2.808’ the characteristic is 2
(n)characteristic, device characteristicany measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions

Adjectives

(a)characteristictypical or distinctive“heard my friend's characteristic laugh”, “red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn”, “stripes characteristic of the zebra”