hierarchical en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˌhɑɪˈɹaːkɪkəl/ (Australia)
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- /ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌhaɪˈɹɑɹkɪkəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌhɑɪˈɹɐːkɪkəl/ (Australia)
Etymology
From hierarchy + -ical; compare French hiérarchique.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to a hierarchy (a ranking).
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(not-comparable) Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.
She claimed that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of 'true' art.
- (not-comparable, of database models) Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades. ▸ Reflecting relationships wholly consisting of subranks subsumed by ranks, a branching pattern of logic modeled like a tree.
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Deriveds
ahierarchical · polyhierarchical · unhierarchical · prehierarchical · multihierarchical · antihierarchical · hierarchicalism · monohierarchical · hierarchical database · nonhierarchical
Relateds
hierarchal · hierarchy · hierarchic · hierarch · hierarchically
Synonyms
hierarchial · hierarchic · hierarchial · hierarchic · hierarchic · hierarchial
Translations (48)
da hierarkisk (pertaining to a hierarchy) · tr hiyerarşik (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · gv ard-saggyrtagh (pertaining to a hierarchy) · fi hierarkkinen (pertaining to a hierarchy) · cy hierarchaidd (pertaining to a hierarchy) · mk хиерархиски (pertaining to a hierarchy) · id hierarkis (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · es jerárquico (pertaining to a hierarchy) · el ιεραρχικός (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · mk чиноследен (pertaining to a hierarchy) · el ιεραρχικός (of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order) · fi hierarkkinen (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · de hierarchisch (pertaining to a hierarchy) · fr hiérarchique (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · de hierarchisch (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · cs hierarchický (pertaining to a hierarchy) · mi whai paparanga (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · ms berhierarki (pertaining to a hierarchy) · id hierarkis (of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order) · uk ієрархі́чний (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · mk чиноследен (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · ca jeràrquic (pertaining to a hierarchy) · ms berhierarki (of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order) · sv hierarkisk (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · gl xerárquico (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · eo hierarkia (pertaining to a hierarchy) · nl hiërarchisch (pertaining to a hierarchy) · it gerarchico (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · ru иерархи́ческий (pertaining to a hierarchy) · gv ard-chleragh (pertaining to a hierarchy) · pt hierárquico (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · it gerarchico (pertaining to a hierarchy) · id hierarkis (pertaining to a hierarchy) · ro ierarhic (pertaining to a hierarchy) · el ιεραρχικός (pertaining to a hierarchy) · fi hierarkkinen (of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order) · pl hierarchiczny (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · sv hierarkisk (pertaining to a hierarchy) · uk ієрархі́чний (pertaining to a hierarchy) · ca jeràrquic (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · gl xerárquico (pertaining to a hierarchy) · tl halpunuanin (pertaining to a hierarchy) · pt hierárquico (pertaining to a hierarchy) · tr hiyerarşik (pertaining to a hierarchy) · fr hiérarchique (pertaining to a hierarchy) · ms berhierarki (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · mk хиерархиски (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades) · hu hierarchikus (classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades)