adj
Meaning 1
Relating to observation, especially scientific observation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
observational
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃənəl/
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US: /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃənəl/
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CMU ARPABET: AA2 B Z ER0 V EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
relying on observation or experiment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- experimental results that supported the hypothesis
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: experimental, data-based
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From observation + -al.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Beobachtungs- — Translations
- German: Wahrnehmungs- — Translations
- Romanian: observațional — Translations
- Spanish: observacional — Translations
Real reading context