conceptual

[ kuh n-sep-choo-uh l ]

/ kənˈsɛp tʃu əl /

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adjective

pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.

Nearby words

concept formation, conceptacle, conception, conception rate, conceptor, conceptual, conceptual art, conceptual realism, conceptualism, conceptualize, conceptus

Origin of conceptual

From the Medieval Latin word conceptuālis, dating back to 1655–65. See conceptus, -al¹

Related forms

con·cep·tu·al·i·ty

[kuh n-sep-choo-al-i-tee] /kənˌsɛp tʃuˈæl ɪ ti/, nouncon·cep·tu·al·ly, adverbnon·con·cep·tu·al, adjectivenon·con·cep·tu·al·ly, adverb

post·con·cep·tu·al, adjectiveun·con·cep·tu·al, adjectiveun·con·cep·tu·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for conceptual

They wrote some big checks so we could do the conceptual work.
Vampires without Glitter or Girl Problems: Inside Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’|Andrew Romano|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“There is a conceptual leap that the first assessor used,” Feldman said.
One Breakdown Can Mean Losing Your Kid Forever|ProPublica|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The work requested was already complete, produced on her terms, so no intellectual or conceptual was required.
The Myth of the Tortured Artist|Shane McAdams|January 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They seem to demand a framing text as much as any work of conceptual art ever could.
Ad Reinhardt's Black (-on-Black) Humor|Blake Gopnik|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke helped lay the conceptual groundwork for the American rebellion.
Russell Brand: Not Quite a Messiah|James Poulos|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The conceptual hierarchy it embodies takes it out of the realm of any previous pragmatic experience.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
It must suffice if enough has been said to show the nature of the distinction between perceptual and conceptual process.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6|Various
It is useless to attempt to press such an experience into a conceptual mould.
An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy|W. Tudor Jones
Lastly, the elements which go to form the component parts of the system may be of a conceptual character.
The Children: Some Educational Problems|Alexander Darroch
Truth here is a relation, not of our ideas to non-human realities, but of conceptual parts of our experience to sensational parts.
The Meaning of Truth|William James

British Dictionary definitions for conceptual

conceptual

/ (kənˈsɛptjʊəl) /

adjective

relating to or concerned with concepts; abstract

concerned with the definitions or relations of the concepts of some field of enquiry rather than with the facts

Derived Forms

conceptually, adverb

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conceptual

adjective

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conceptual

adjective

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Medicine definitions for conceptual

conceptual

adj.