practical — Englisches Wörterbuch

Adjektiv

1. Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.

   Beispiele

   Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.

   Modern engineering applies science to practical problems.

2. Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.

   Beispiele

   Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.

   Recruits will be taught in-depth electrical and mechanical engineering as well as gaining practical experience in rail maintenance.

3. Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.

   Beispiele

   All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.

4. Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.

   Gebrauch

   • not-comparable

5. Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.

   Beispiele

   Practical lighting can help sell the illusion that the film is a real situation.

Substantiv

1. A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

   Gebrauch

   • britischer Gebrauch

2. A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.

   Beispiele

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   Practicals are used onstage as they would be used in real life. If the sound cue is to be from a radio or television, give qualities to the recording that will maintain the sense of the medium.

3. A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.

   Beispiele

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   A naturalistic set is normally dressed with all the furnishings and props to be found in a real room. This includes electric light fittings which, when they actually light, are known as practicals.

4. Laboratory experiment, test or investigation

Adjektiv

1. concerned with actual use or practice

   Antonyme

   impractical

   Beispiele

   he is a very practical person

   the idea had no practical application

   Weitere Beispiele (2)

   a practical knowledge of Japanese

   woodworking is a practical art

2. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

   Synonyme

   hardheadedhard-nosedpragmatic

   Beispiele

   a hardheaded appraisal of our position

   a hard-nosed labor leader

   Weitere Beispiele (2)

   completely practical in his approach to business

   not ideology but pragmatic politics

3. being actually such in almost every respect

   Synonyme

   virtual

   Beispiele

   a practical failure

   the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin

4. having or put to a practical purpose or use

   Beispiele

   practical mathematics

   practical applications of calculus