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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

conceptually en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /kənˈsɛp.tjʊə.li/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kənˈsep.t͡ʃʉ.ə.li/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃʊə.li/ (UK)
  • /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.ə.li/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English conceptually From conceptual + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a conceptual manner.
    • Although operational environments profoundly differ, both kinds of autonomous vehicles, groundcraft and aircraft, will still rely on conceptually the same sorts of sensors — cameras, radar and lidar — to perceive surroundings in real time. 2020 January 1, Adam Hadhazy, “Achieving autonomy”, in Aerospace America, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2025:
    • The end of the 20th century and the start of the new millennium have bore witness to a remarkable revolution in the way parasite/host biological interactions can be conceptually designed and experimentally studied. 2006 February 10, Karl F. Hoffman, Jennifer M. Fitzpatrick, “The Application of DNA Microarrays in the Functional Study of Schisostome/Host Biology”, in W. Evan Secor, Daniel G. Colley, editors, Schistosomiasis, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 101:

Forms

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most conceptually Degree=Sup lexicographic
more conceptually Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

preconceptually

Synonyms

conceptionally · notionally

Translations (7)

ca conceptuosament (in a conceptual manner) · pt concetualmente (in a conceptual manner) · gl conceptualmente (in a conceptual manner) · pt conceptualmente (in a conceptual manner) · cs koncepčně (in a conceptual manner) · fi käsitteellisesti (in a conceptual manner) · es conceptualmente (in a conceptual manner)