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adjectiveof, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment. Origin of observationalFirst recorded in 1825–35; observation + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM observationalob·ser·va·tion·al·ly, adverbnon·ob·ser·va·tion·al, adjectivepre·ob·ser·va·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby observationalobsequy, observable, observance, observant, observation, observational, observation car, observation post, observatory, observe, observer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for observationalWhen a scientific truth arises, it is so because of observational and experimental consensus. The Curious Passions of Mr. Cosmos: Neil deGrasse Tyson On Space, Climate, and Why Curiosity Wins Every Time|Scott Bixby|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Meanwhile, some of the observational studies don't even show any benefit from insurance. Study: Giving People Government Health Insurance May Not Make them Any Healthier|Megan McArdle|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST In both stories, the detached, observational voice calmly belies the impossibility of ever keeping a job ‘strictly business.’ Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|July 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST All the lurking about unnoticed has allowed her to sharpen her observational skills. 10 Smart YA Reads|Shannon Donnelly|September 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Observational astronomy, meanwhile, was advancing to Descriptive and practical astronomy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various He was hardly a practical astronomer in the observational sense. Even so with truth in observational science: it is built up of trifles patiently gathered together. The Life of the Spider|J. Henri Fabre For the most part it has been an observational rather than an experimental study. Mimicry in Butterflies|Reginald Crundall Punnett This first and oldest branch is known as "observational," or "practical astronomy." A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
Words related to observationalfactual, experimental, empiric, observed, pragmatic, provisional, speculative, experiential |