Diagnostic equipment, methods, or systems are used for discovering what is wrong with people who are ill or with things that do not work properly.
...X-rays and other diagnostic tools.
Synonyms: symptomatic, particular, distinguishing, distinctive More Synonyms of diagnostic
diagnostic in British English
(ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪk)
adjective also: diagnostical
1.
of, relating to, or of value in diagnosis
noun
2. medicine
any symptom that provides evidence for making a specific diagnosis
3.
a diagnosis
Derived forms
diagnostically (ˌdiagˈnostically)
adverb
diagnostic in American English
(ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪk)
adjective
1.
of or constituting a diagnosis
2.
of value for a diagnosis; specif., characteristic
3. Computing
of or having to do with the use of computer diagnostics
noun
4. [usually pl., with sing. v.]
the art, science, or method of diagnosis, esp. medical diagnosis
5.
a distinguishing sign or symptom; characteristic
6. Computing
a routine for testing a piece of hardware or for locating an error in a program
Derived forms
diagnostically (ˌdiagˈnostically)
adverb
Word origin
ML diagnosticus < Gr diagnōstikos
Examples of 'diagnostic' in a sentence
diagnostic
The producer of diagnostic testing kits said that trading remained in line with expectations.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Your dealer should be able to determine the fault easily with diagnostic computer equipment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There are numerous possible faults that would not necessarily show up on a diagnostic computer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My dealer has plugged it into his diagnostic computer but found no faults.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
After the car spent two hours attached to a diagnostic computer no fault was found.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Your local garage clearly does not have the right diagnostic equipment to solve the problem.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The institute called for improved diagnostic equipment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Other kinds of diagnostic equipment are also based on electrical activity in body organs.
Schneider, Hermann & Schneider, Leo The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language (1988)
The car has been back to the garage and attached to diagnostic equipment and no faultcan be found.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is comparable with doses received from diagnostic X-ray procedures.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It includes detailed descriptions of common genetic anomalies and inherited diseases, and of diagnostic procedures.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
Port of entry Why is the diagnostic port so accessible?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In theory the warning can be turned off by a garage with Skoda diagnostic equipment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It employs twice as many doctors per capita as Britain and has local hospitals with good diagnostic equipment.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Your garage should be able to discover which one is at fault fairly easily, usually with electronic diagnostic equipment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
To check whether it is the sensor or the wiring, your dealer can hook it up to a diagnostic computer.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Any specialist should have a device to plug into the diagnostic port, which will show the performance of the meter while driving.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And we will extend the availability of diagnostic procedures in the GP surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The gadget is plugged into the diagnostic port; an Android smartphone adjusts its settings.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Electronic tuning can nowadays be done by plugging in a laptop to the vehicle diagnostic port and uploading different settings to the engine's electronic control unit.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
His bed and mosquito net are at one end of the scorching metal box, a desk, medicine cupboard and diagnostic equipment at the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
diagnostic
British English: diagnostic ADJECTIVE
Diagnostic equipment, methods, or systems are used for discovering what is wrong with people who are ill or with things that do not work properly.
...X-rays and other diagnostic tools.
American English: diagnostic
Brazilian Portuguese: de diagnóstico
Chinese: 诊断的
European Spanish: de diagnóstico
French: diagnostique
German: diagnostisch
Italian: diagnostico
Japanese: 診断の
Korean: 진단용의
European Portuguese: de diagnóstico
Latin American Spanish: de diagnóstico
(adjective)
symptoms diagnostic of cancer
Synonyms
symptomatic
The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis.
particular
What particular aspects of the job are you interested in?
distinguishing
The bird has no distinguishing features.
distinctive
the distinctive odour of chlorine
peculiar
We have our own peculiar way of doing things.
indicative
Often physical appearance is indicative of how a person feels.
idiosyncratic
a highly idiosyncratic personality
recognizable
demonstrative
His latest paintings were demonstrative of his technical ability.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of demonstrative
His latest paintings were demonstrative of his technical ability.