se|lec|tive

se|lec|tive
se|lec|tive «sih LEHK tihv», adjective.
1. having the power to select; selecting.
2. having to do with selection.
3. responding to oscillations of a certain frequency only. When a selective radio is tuned to one station, those on other wave lengths are excluded.
se|lec´tive|ly, adverb.
se|lec´tive|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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