adjunct
/ˈædʒʌŋkt/
noun
- Something that is added or attached to something else but is not an essential part of it.
- The spice blend is a flavorful adjunct to the basic recipe.
- Yoga is often used as an adjunct to traditional medical treatments.
- The new library wing is an adjunct to the main building.
- A person who works as an assistant or in a secondary role, especially a teacher hired on a temporary or part-time basis.
- She works as an adjunct professor at the community college.
- Many adjuncts struggle with low pay and lack of benefits.
- The department hired several adjuncts to cover the increase in student enrollment.
adjective
- Added or connected in a secondary or subordinate way; not essential.
- The report includes an adjunct chapter on recent research findings.
- The adjunct faculty members do not have voting rights in the department.
- They offered an adjunct service to help customers with installation.
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