plural of charactery

(obsolete) The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark. / (obsolete) That which is charactered; the meaning.

(usually in the plural) An aspect of an experimental design that leads subjects to infer, and comply with, researcher expectations, thereby confounding the experimental results.

plural of characid

(zoology) Any fish in the family Characidae.

Synonym of Chinese character

(law) A witness called to give evidence with respect to the reputation, conduct or moral standing of a party.

(fandom slang) A fictional character in a fanwork who is the creation of the fanwork's author/artist rather than a part of the official canon.

(computing, typography) A text character used for creating geometric frames and boxes.

plural of character witness