functional
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈfʌŋkʃənl/
:
operativo
- The mechanic confirmed that the engine is functional after the repairs.
- fully functional
- a functional unit
- a functional device
You have to be a functional, capable, viable human.
- You have to be a functional, capable, viable human.
- For this project, I'm gonna make it functional, like work really well.
- So enzymes are most functional at a set pH.
- And if that process is, you know, not functional, then you can also get ageing.
- None of them are really functional, but they're tough looking plastic.
- So, yeah, I, I mean, it's functional even though they're not installed.
- Our right click is a little mushy but still functional, and our left click sounds like it should.
- He found the only functional ride here at Six Flags.
- Any other ideas as to how you might lose the the second functional copy of RB?
- But like, they, they, these poor people were so hard on getting a functional robot together.
- It does seem like this drive is functional, but probably on its last legs.
- I didn't know I was like a functional depressive this whole time.
- I like I'm, I'm, I'm more functional than I am.
Examples
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It is important that the emergency exits are functional in case of a fire.
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Intelligence reports the site will be fully functional within a few days.
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Without appropriate and functional devices, a health system cannot deliver quality health care.
Academic text (2011) -
We need him to make sure the system's still functional.
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All right, Screen is functional, mouse is functional.
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And this is a nice fully functional version of Linux.
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In this study, radiation therapy showed greater functional preservation potential compared with surgery.
Academic text (2011) -
Decommissioned ships still carry tons of functional equipment.
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For seven years, she had lived in houses that were functional but in varying stages of disrepair.
Fiction book (1998) -
The software was tested to ensure it was fully functional before the launch.
Synonyms
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4.1
Working and ready to use, for example machines or systems
64
2.3
Fit for a purpose and works well
13
4.8
Working and able to produce an effect
4
4.6
A machine or system that works and can be used
3
3.1
Working as it should and ready to use
Working correctly and ready to use
Able to be used and good enough for everyday tasks
Good enough to do its job
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A way to see brain activity by measuring blood flow using a big machine with magnets
- Jargon
1
3.6
A group of people from different parts of a company who work together on one project
- Specialized
1
6.2
A part of biology that studies what genes do and how they work together
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7.6
A person who can read and write only a little and cannot fill in basic forms
A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen
- Specialized
A logic system that uses symbols to show how statements relate, for example using words like 'all' or 'some'
- Specialized
A condition that causes real symptoms without a clear physical cause
How Functional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Functional comes from the word function, which originally meant 'to do' or 'perform', so if something is functional it 'does its job' and works correctly.