affinity lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a natural attraction or feeling of kinship "an affinity for politics" "the mysterious affinity between them" "James's affinity with Sam"
• inherent resemblance between persons or things
• the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
• (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
• a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character "found a natural affinity with the immigrants" "felt a deep kinship with the other students" "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
• (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"
• (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship