theoretical
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English theorothycall, probably from Latin theōrēticus + -al, from Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌθɪəˈɹɛtɪkəl/, [ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛt.ɪ.kl̩]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌθi.əˈɹɛt.ɪ.kəl/, [ˌθi.əˈɹɛɾ.ɪ.kl̩]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌθiːˈɹet.ɪ.kəl/, [ˌθiːˈɹet.ɪ.kl̩]
Adjective
[edit]theoretical (comparative more theoretical, superlative most theoretical)
- Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
- Antonym: practical
- 1907, Aerodynamics, constituting the first volume of a complete work on aerial flight, page 163:
- We may look upon this figure as representing in section a theoretical wing-form, or aerofoil
Derived terms
[edit]- antitheoretical
- atheoretical
- ecotheoretical
- game-theoretical
- graph-theoretical
- group theoretical
- hypertheoretical
- intertheoretical
- intratheoretical
- macrotheoretical
- metatheoretical
- microtheoretical
- nontheoretical
- number-theoretical
- optimality theoretical
- pre-theoretical
- pretheoretical
- psychotheoretical
- queer theoretical
- ring theoretical
- ring-theoretical
- set-theoretical
- theoreticalism
- theoreticality
- theoretical key
- theoretically
- theoreticalness
- theoretical oxygen demand
- theoretical physicist
- theoretical physics
- theoretical plate
- theoretical probability
- theozyme
- transtheoretical
- untheoretical
Translations
[edit]of or relating to theory
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