Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
seldom
select
select committee
selection
selection box
selection instrument
selection rule
selectionist
selective
selective attention
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
selective service
selectivity
selectman
selector
selectperson
selectwoman
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "selective" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

selective

se·lec·tive [ sə léktiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. discerning: tending to make careful choices

2. not universal: applying to some but not others

3. electronics receiving on some frequencies only: describes an electronic receiver capable of selecting some frequencies or frequency bands and blocking out all others, and therefore eliminating interference in reception


se·lec·tive·ly adverb
se·lec·tive·ness noun
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft