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CONVENTIONAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Following accepted customs and proprieties
Example:
conventional forms of address
Classified under:
Similar:
received (widely accepted as true or worthy)
customary (in accordance with convention or custom)
formulaic (characterized by or in accordance with some formula)
stodgy; stuffy (excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull)
Also:
formal (being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress))
unoriginal (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual)
Attribute:
convention; conventionalism; conventionality (orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional)
Antonym:
unconventional (not conforming to accepted rules or standards)
unconventional (not conventional or conformist)
Derivation:
conventionality (conformity with conventional thought and behavior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unimaginative and conformist
Example:
conventional attitudes
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Similar:
button-down; buttoned-down; conservative (unimaginatively conventional)
square; straight (rigidly conventional or old-fashioned)
stereotyped; stereotypic; stereotypical; unimaginative (lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality)
white-bread (of or belonging to or representative of the white middle class)
Antonym:
unconventional (not conventional or conformist)
Derivation:
conventionality (unoriginality as a result of being too conventional)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
Example:
conventional weapons
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Adjectives
Antonym:
nuclear ((weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy)
Sense 4
Meaning:
In accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
Example:
the conventional handshake
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Adjectives
Similar:
traditional (consisting of or derived from tradition)
Derivation:
conventionality (conformity with conventional thought and behavior)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Rigidly formal or bound by convention
Example:
their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt
Synonyms:
ceremonious; conventional
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Adjectives
Similar:
formal (being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress))
Sense 6
Meaning:
Conforming with accepted standards
Example:
a conventional view of the world
Synonyms:
conventional; established
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Adjectives
Similar:
orthodox (adhering to what is commonly accepted)
Derivation:
conventionality (orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Represented in simplified or symbolic form
Synonyms:
conventional; formal; schematic
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Adjectives
Similar:
nonrepresentational (of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature)
Domain category:
beaux arts; fine arts (the study and creation of visual works of art)
Context examples:
In the treatment with reduced fertiliser and mechanical weeding, the harvest was not different from the conventional treatments.
(Greener palm oil possible without sacrificing profit, SciDev.Net)
The ability to create and maintain reliable quantum circuits is the key to creating more complex devices, and, ultimately, quantum communication systems and networks able to interact with conventional electronics.
(Scientists ‘Teleport’ Data between Chips for First Time, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Treatment used instead of, or supplementary to, conventional Western-based practices.
(Alternative Medical Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, the liposomal form has decreased side effects of conventional Amphotericin.
(Amphotericin B Liposomal, NCI Thesaurus)
Compared to conventional antibodies, deletion of fucose molecules on the antibody backbone, as is done in MDX-1401, may result in an increased affinity for Fc receptors and an enhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).
(Anti-CD30 Monoclonal Antibody MDX-1401, NCI Thesaurus)
And will you consent to dispense with a great many conventional forms and phrases, without thinking that the omission arises from insolence?
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Examples of conventional treatment for cancer include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery.
(Conventional treatment, NCI Dictionary)
A molecular interaction between a ligand molecule and a receptor molecule, where the ligand and receptor are not conventional partners.
(Cross Reaction, NCI Thesaurus)
The prognosis is more favorable compared to conventional pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
(Pancreatic Medullary Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent may have a longer half-life in vivo than conventional monoclonal antibodies.
(Otlertuzumab, NCI Thesaurus)
