conceptual

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipio (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /kənˈsɛp.tʃu.əl/

Adjective

conceptual (comparative more conceptual, superlative most conceptual)

1. Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination

   We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.

   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii

     The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.

2. Of, or relating to conceptualism

Derived terms

• aconceptual
• conceptually
• conceptual model
• conceptual art
• conceptual graph
• conceptual network
• preconceptual

Related terms

• concept
• conceptualism

Descendants

• German: konzeptuell

Translations

of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination

Bulgarian: умозрителен (bg) Catalan: conceptual (ca) m. and f. Dutch: conceptueel (nl)

Finnish: käsite-, käsitteellinen, ajatuksellinen French: conceptuel (fr)

of, or relating to conceptualism

Catalan: conceptual (ca) m. and f.

Finnish: konseptualistinen

External links

• conceptual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• conceptual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911