Dictionary

theoretical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˌθi.əˈɹɛɾ.ɪ.kl̩] (US)
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• [ˌθiːˈɹet.ɪ.kl̩] (Australia)
• [ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛt.ɪ.kl̩] (UK)
• /ˌθiːˈɹet.ɪ.kəl/ (Australia)
• /ˌθɪəˈɹɛtɪkəl/ (UK)
• /ˌθi.əˈɹɛt.ɪ.kəl/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English theorothycall, probably from Latin theōrēticus + -al, from Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós).

Meanings

1. Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
   • Which makes the concept known as Rods From God the ultimate form of kinetic weaponry. This theoretical weapon would drop telephone pole sized rods of dense tungsten from a satellite in orbit. 2025 May 12, Jeff Edwards, “Rods from God: Unleashing Orbital Kinetic Bombardment as a Theoretical Defense System”, in Mira Safety:
   • We may look upon this figure as representing in section a theoretical wing-form, or aerofoil 1907, Aerodynamics, constituting the first volume of a complete work on aerial flight, page 163:

Forms

Antonyms

practical

Deriveds

optimality theoretical · theoreticality · psychotheoretical · theozyme · pretheoretical · microtheoretical · transtheoretical · number-theoretical · ecotheoretical · ring theoretical · metatheoretical · set-theoretical · game-theoretical · intratheoretical · theoreticalism · theoretical key · atheoretical · hypertheoretical · antitheoretical · theoretical physicist · nontheoretical · theoretical plate · information-theoretical · untheoretical · intertheoretical · theoreticalness · theoretically · theoretical physics · group theoretical · pre-theoretical · ring-theoretical · queer theoretical · macrotheoretical · theoretical oxygen demand · graph-theoretical · theoretical probability

Translations (48)

fr théorique (of or relating to theory) · vo teorodik (of or relating to theory) · ru академи́чный (of or relating to theory) · pl teoretyczny (of or relating to theory) · cs teoretický (of or relating to theory) · vo teorik (of or relating to theory) · ga teoiriciúil (of or relating to theory) · nn teoretisk (of or relating to theory) · da teoretisk (of or relating to theory) · tr kuramsal (of or relating to theory) · cmn 理論 /理论 (of or relating to theory) · it teorico (of or relating to theory) · nl theoretisch (of or relating to theory) · el θεωρητικός (of or relating to theory) · hi इल्मी (of or relating to theory) · ja 理論的な (of or relating to theory) · lv teorētisks (of or relating to theory) · uk теорети́чний (of or relating to theory) · la doctrīnālis (of or relating to theory) · hi सैद्धान्तिक (of or relating to theory) · tr teorik (of or relating to theory) · be акадэмі́чны (of or relating to theory) · be тэарэты́чны (of or relating to theory) · ar نَظَرِيّ (of or relating to theory) · io teoriala (of or relating to theory) · hu elméleti (of or relating to theory) · hi सैद्धांतिक (of or relating to theory) · ro teoretic (of or relating to theory) · eo teoria (of or relating to theory) · id teoretis (of or relating to theory) · et teoreetiline (of or relating to theory) · es teórico (of or relating to theory) · ast teóricu (of or relating to theory) · ca teòric (of or relating to theory) · nb teoretisk (of or relating to theory) · fa تئوریک (of or relating to theory) · pt teórico (of or relating to theory) · ro teoric (of or relating to theory) · sv teoretisk (of or relating to theory) · mk теоре́тски (of or relating to theory) · gl teórico (of or relating to theory) · ru теорети́ческий (of or relating to theory) · fi teoreettinen (of or relating to theory) · ur علمی (of or relating to theory) · sl teorétičen (of or relating to theory) · hy տեսական (of or relating to theory) · de theoretisch (of or relating to theory) · fo ástøðiligur (of or relating to theory)