define properties
property noun (QUALITY) › [ C ] a quality in a substance or material, especially one that means that it can be used in a particular way: One of the properties of copper is that it conducts heat and electricity very well. We value herbs for their taste, but we forget that they also have medicinal properties.
physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions. 1  property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; a study of the physical properties of atomic particles. absorption factor, absorptivity - (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body. dissolubility, solubleness - the property of being dissoluble; he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water.