practical
/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ adjective B1- Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. · Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.· Modern engineering applies science to practical problems.
- Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use. · Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical. · All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.
- Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery. · Practical lighting can help sell the illusion that the film is a real situation.
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They evidently failed to appreciate the fact, which I had begun to realize, that Sherlock Holmes’ smallest actions were all directed towards some definite and practical end.
The next instant he was his masterful, practical self once more.
I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories.
It is not practical.
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