Betekenis van feature In het Nederlands

• 0 a typical quality or an important part of something:

  • The town's main features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace.

  • Our latest model of phone has several new features.

  • A unique feature of these rock shelters was that they were dry.

  • a geographical feature

  • This tour includes the area's best-known natural features, including the Gullfoss waterfall.

  • The most striking feature of the house was a huge two-storey room running the entire width and height of the building.

  • He has wonderful strong features.

  • regular (= even and attractive) features

  • Her eyes are her best feature.

• 1 a special article in a newspaper or magazine, or a part of a television or radio broadcast, that deals with a particular subject:

  • a double-page feature on global warming

• 2 a film that is usually 90 or more minutes long

• 3 to include someone or something as an important part:

  • The movie features James Dean as a disaffected teenager.

  • This week's broadcast features a report on victims of domestic violence.

  • It's an Australian company whose logo features a red kangaroo.

• 4 a noticeable or important characteristic or part:

  • This car has excellent safety features.

  • She has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face).

• 5 (in newspapers and magazines or on television) a special or important article or program, esp. one that gives details about something that is not part of the main news:

  • They're running a three-part feature on the city's child welfare agency.

• 6 to show or advertise someone or something as the most important or most obvious part:

  • Tonight’s program features some outstanding performers.

• 7 something that makes a product, machine, or system different, and usually better, than others of a similar type:

  • The new smart phone has all the features of existing models, plus added extras.

  • innovative design features

  • added/additional features The wireless network consists of a standard wireless infrastructrure, plus added features such as the ability to control the allocation of bandwidth.

  • innovative/new feature With every software update come new features to protect users, including parental controls and spam filtering.

  • safety/security feature Several safety features, for example, airbags, seat belts, and child seats, were tested.

  • distinctive/distinguishing feature A distinguishing feature of Mexico's industrial structure is the large proportion of small businesses vis a vis large companies.

  • important/key feature Reliability is the key feature of all our products.

• 8 to include something as part of a product, machine, or system, especially something that makes it better than others of a similar type:

  • The latest software features built-in access to online messaging services.

• 9 to be included as part of something such as a plan, calculation, etc.; figure:

  • feature in sth Wind farms, solar power, and other sources of renewable energy must now feature in the environment policy of all responsible governments.