adjoint
adjectiveUK /ˈædʒɔɪnt/
US /ˈædʒɔɪnt/
Joined to or connected with something else.
The adjoint garden sits right next to the old house.
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2. In mathematics, a related operation or matrix formed by transposing and taking complex conjugates.
The adjoint of the matrix was used to solve the system of equations.
3. A person or thing that is joined to another as a helper or partner.
She worked as an adjoint to the lead researcher on the project.
4. In grammar, a word or phrase that modifies another element in a sentence.
The adverb acts as an adjoint to the verb in that clause.