Sekirov Dictionary

practical

/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/

adjective 5
noun 4
forms 3

adjective5

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based on actually doing things in the real world, and not on thinking about them
- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Modern engineering applies science to practical problems.
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Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
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Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.
Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
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Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- Practical lighting can help sell the illusion that the film is a real situation.

noun4

(UK) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Laboratory experiment, test or investigation
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A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- 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. — 2013
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A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- 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. — 2001

forms

practicals · more practical · most practical

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