Adjunct — Defs

01 a. Conjoined; attending; consequent.

1.
Conjoined; attending; consequent.
“Though that my death were adjunct to my act.” — Shak.

Phrases & compounds

Adjunct notes — short notes between those essential to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes.

02 n. Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it.

1.
Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it.
“Learning is but an adjunct to our self.” — Shak.
2.
A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate.
3.
A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of “History.”(Gram.)
4.
A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind.(Metaph.)
5.
A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.(Mus.) [R.] See: Attendant