Writing Sentence Definition

Item = Category + Distinguishing Characteristics

Eight Ways to Write an Extended DefinitionMarkel – Page 543

Graphics - Use a graphic and then explain it Examples - Relate the term to an example that the reader will understand Partition - Divide the topic into smaller parts Principle of Operation - Describing the way something works Comparison and Contrast - Discussion of the similarities between the topic

and a related topic the reader is familiar with Analogy – Similar to comparing and contrasting, yet in analogy the comparison

is to an item that is not related Negation – defines and clarifies what the topic is not Etymology – shows the evolution of the definition