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functional
[ fuhngk-shuh-nl ]
adjective
functional difficulties in the administration.
- capable of operating or functioning:
When will the ventilating system be functional again?
- having or serving a utilitarian purpose; capable of serving the purpose for which it was designed:
functional architecture; a chair that is functional as well as decorative.
- Also func·tion·al·is·tic []. (of a building or furnishing) constructed or made according to the principles of functionalism or primarily as a direct fulfillment of a material need.
- Medicine/Medical. without a known organic cause or structural change: Compare organic ( def 5 ).
a functional disorder.
- pertaining to an algebraic operation:
a functional symbol.
- Linguistics. (of linguistic analysis, language teaching, etc.) concerned with the communicative role of language rather than, in addition to, or as the framework for its formal structure.
functional
/ ˈfʌŋkʃənəl /
adjective
- of, involving, or containing a function or functions
- practical rather than decorative; utilitarian
functional architecture
- capable of functioning; working
- med affecting a function of an organ without structural change
- psychol
- relating to the purpose or context of a behaviour
- denoting a psychosis such as schizophrenia assumed not to have a direct organic cause, like deterioration or poisoning of the brain Compare organic psychosis
noun
- maths a function whose domain is a set of functions and whose range is a set of functions or a set of numbers
Derived Forms
- ˈfunctionally, adverb
Other Words From
- func·tion·al·i·ty [fuhngk-sh, uh, -, nal, -i-tee], noun
- func·tion·al·ly adverb
- hy·per·func·tion·al adjective
- hy·per·func·tion·al·ly adverb
- mul·ti·func·tion·al adjective
- non·func·tion·al adjective
- non·func·tion·al·ly adverb
- pre·func·tion·al adjective
- sem·i·func·tion·al adjective
- sem·i·func·tion·al·ly adverb
- sub·func·tion·al adjective
- sub·func·tion·al·ly adverb
- su·per·func·tion·al adjective
- un·func·tion·al adjective
- un·func·tion·al·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of functional1
Example Sentences
"Research from our group and others has previously shown that quantitative and functional decline in thigh muscles is potentially associated with onset and progression of knee osteoarthritis," Dr. Akkaya said.
It further opens the door to developing functional tissues and organs and progress in the field of regenerative medicine, the researchers said.
"We show for the first time that empty cages are located closer to the cell membrane. This observation hints at a functional role for the empty cages found in neurons."
This variation in the plants' functional diversity would presumably also be reflected in their phylogenetic diversity, i.e. how closely they are related to one another.
Underpinning the functional utility of liquid crystalline elastomers is their blend of anisotropy and viscoelasticity, Roach said.
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