empirical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɛmˈpɪɹɪkəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *périh₂ Proto-Hellenic *péřřa Ancient Greek πεῖρα (peîra) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἔμπειρος (émpeiros) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία (empeiría) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐμπειρῐκός (empeirĭkós)bor. Latin empīricuslbor. English empiric Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English empirical From empiric + -al.
Meanings
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Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
The lengths were calculated according to the empirical rules of the trade.
The village carpenter […] lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship.
1861, Herbert Spencer, Education:For some presumptive diagnoses, empirical antibiotic therapy begins immediately, whereas specific antibiotic therapy must await the results of the culture and sensitivity test.
- Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
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(of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
demonstrable with empirical evidence
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most empirical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more empirical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
anecdotal · nonempirical · theoretical · theoretical
Coordinates
anecdotal · conceptual · theoretical
Deriveds
antiempirical · superempirical · ultraempirical · unempirical · empirical ego · empirical data · empirical formula · nonempirical · hyperempirical · empiricalize · empiricalness · empirical research · semiempirical · psychoempirical · empirical rule · empirically · equiempirical · non-empirical ego
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Translations (78)
es empírico (pertaining to or based on experience) · nl empirisch (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · da empirisk (pertaining to or based on experience) · de empirisch (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · ca empíric (pertaining to or based on experience) · hi प्रायोगिक (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · fi kokemusperäinen (pertaining to or based on experience) · ka ემპირიული (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · sh iskùstven (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · es empírico (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · nl empirisch (pertaining to or based on experience) · bg емпиричен (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · sh iskùstven (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · hi तजरबी (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · be эмпіры́чны (pertaining to or based on experience) · sh empìrījskī (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · sh empìrījskī (pertaining to or based on experience) · ru эмпири́ческий (pertaining to or based on experience) · gl empírico (pertaining to or based on experience) · ar تَجْرِيبِيّ (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · de erfahrungsgemäß (pertaining to or based on experience) · hi अनुभवजन्य (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · hi अनुभवजन्य (pertaining to or based on experience) · sv empirisk (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · ms ايمڤيريکل (pertaining to or based on experience) · de empirisch (pertaining to or based on experience) · ko 실증적인 (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · vi thực chứng (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · fi empiirinen (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · pt empírico (pertaining to or based on experience) · es empírico (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · tl masirin (pertaining to or based on experience) · hi अनुभवजन्य (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · cs empirický (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · ru эмпири́ческий (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · hu tapasztalati (pertaining to or based on experience) · be эмпіры́чны (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · fi empiirinen (pertaining to or based on experience) · ro empiric (pertaining to or based on experience) · fr empirique (pertaining to or based on experience) · hi तजुर्बी (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · fi kokeellinen (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · ka ემპირიული (pertaining to or based on experience) · de empirisch (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · bg емпиричен (pertaining to or based on experience) · vi kinh nghiệm (pertaining to or based on experience) · fa آروینی (pertaining to or based on experience) · ur تجربی (pertaining to or based on experience) · sh empìrījskī (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · tl masirin (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · id empiris (pertaining to or based on experience) · nl empirisch (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · el εμπειρικός (pertaining to or based on experience) · fi empiirinen (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · cmn 實證 /实证 (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · hi आनुभविक (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · cmn 經驗 /经验 (pertaining to or based on experience) · bg емпиричен (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · sv empirisk (pertaining to or based on experience) · hi तजरबी (pertaining to or based on experience) · hi तजुर्बी (pertaining to or based on experience) · bg опитен (pertaining to or based on experience) · pl empiryczny (pertaining to or based on experience) · fi kokeellinen (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · hi आनुभविक (pertaining to or based on experience) · el εμπειρικός (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · uk емпіри́чний (pertaining to or based on experience) · pl aposterioryczny (pertaining to or based on experience) · tl masirin (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · it empirico (pertaining to or based on experience) · hi आनुभविक (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · ru эмпири́ческий (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · uk емпіри́чний (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · fa تجربی (pertaining to or based on experience) · sv empirisk (pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations) · ar تَجْرِيبِيّ (pertaining to or based on experience) · hi प्रायोगिक (verifiable by means of scientific experimentation) · sh iskùstven (pertaining to or based on experience)