adjunct
noun
[ ˈadʒʌŋ(k)t ]
• a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.
• "computer technology is an adjunct to learning"
Similar:
supplement,
addition,
accompaniment,
complement,
companion,
extra,
add-on,
additive,
accessory,
appurtenance,
attachment,
appendage,
addendum,
affix,
auxiliary,
• a word or phrase that constitutes an optional element or is considered of secondary importance in a sentence, for example on the table in we left some flowers on the table.
adjunct
adjective
• connected or added to something.
• "other adjunct therapies include immunotherapy"
Origin:
early 16th century (as an adjective meaning ‘joined on, subordinate’): from Latin adjunctus, past participle of adjungere (see adjoin).
