practical
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹæktɪkəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: prac‧ti‧cal
Noun
practical (plural practicals)
Translations
a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
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Adjective
practical (comparative more practical, superlative most practical)
- Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.
Antonyms
- (based on practice or action): theoretical
- (likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation): impractical
- (of a person): impractical
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
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being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation
having skills or knowledge that are practical
Further reading
- practical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- practical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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