Definition of observational in English:
observational
adjective ɒbzəˈveɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌɑbzərˈveɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l
1Relating to the action or process of closely observing or watching something or someone.
long-term observational data suggested an improvement in survival
the observational skills of a journalist
our study was purely observational
Example sentencesExamples
- She'd have us take walks to the railroad to sharpen our observational skills.
- I valued the film as a warm observational portrait of a brief, yet fruitful, encounter between two lonely and isolated persons.
- The work that has been done relating to horticultural education is observational and little data exists to back up observations.
- It is important to remember that the observational data do not communicate consumer thoughts and meanings.
- There is some observational evidence that supports the theory.
- Through observational learning you have acquired a great number of behaviors that you could potentially produce but never do.
- Interview and observational methodologies should be appropriate to uncover this kind of information.
- Observational assessment covers many different aspects relating to both the teacher-student interaction and the learning environment.
- This is a film about an observational documentary crew following a serial killer.
- We film in an observational style, following events on and off over a period of months to see how things turn out.
- 1.1 Drawing on things that one has seen, heard, or noticed in everyday life.
a master of observational comedy
Example sentencesExamples
- At their essence, they were brilliant observational humorists.
- Like the best observational comedy, it deals in exposing simple truths through humour and swearing.
- This was the last performance of his usual brand of observational humor.
- Her sparky mix of hip hop beats, sing-a-long choruses and sharply observational lyrics about modern English life made her an internet sensation before she even released a record.
- There's a lot of brilliantly observational material about relationships.
- The climax of the album, however, is his mournful, observational rapping.
- Like most comics today, his stage act is far too long but it does include some of the best observational comedy you'll ever see.
- It's more like a chorus line of wonderful observational one-liners.
- He is well equipped with sharp observational humour and precision comic timing.
- Watch it with friends and let the subtle observational humour win you over until the smile washes over your face and you laugh in unison.
Derivatives
adverb
He talked first about what we can expect observationally from Pluto over the next decade.
Example sentencesExamples
- Any two consecutive cards will be observationally indistinguishable in color.
- How could this be tested observationally?
- Behaviours that observationally look very similar have different meanings for different children.
- Students learned their peers' behaviors observationally.
Definition of observational in US English:
observational
adjectiveˌäbzərˈvāSH(ə)n(ə)lˌɑbzərˈveɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l
1Relating to the action or process of closely observing or watching something or someone.
long-term observational data suggested an improvement in survival
the observational skills of a journalist
our study was purely observational
Example sentencesExamples
- Interview and observational methodologies should be appropriate to uncover this kind of information.
- She'd have us take walks to the railroad to sharpen our observational skills.
- There is some observational evidence that supports the theory.
- We film in an observational style, following events on and off over a period of months to see how things turn out.
- Observational assessment covers many different aspects relating to both the teacher-student interaction and the learning environment.
- The work that has been done relating to horticultural education is observational and little data exists to back up observations.
- Through observational learning you have acquired a great number of behaviors that you could potentially produce but never do.
- I valued the film as a warm observational portrait of a brief, yet fruitful, encounter between two lonely and isolated persons.
- This is a film about an observational documentary crew following a serial killer.
- It is important to remember that the observational data do not communicate consumer thoughts and meanings.
- 1.1 Drawing on things that one has seen, heard, or noticed in everyday life.
a master of observational comedy
Example sentencesExamples
- At their essence, they were brilliant observational humorists.
- Her sparky mix of hip hop beats, sing-a-long choruses and sharply observational lyrics about modern English life made her an internet sensation before she even released a record.
- It's more like a chorus line of wonderful observational one-liners.
- This was the last performance of his usual brand of observational humor.
- The climax of the album, however, is his mournful, observational rapping.
- He is well equipped with sharp observational humour and precision comic timing.
- Like most comics today, his stage act is far too long but it does include some of the best observational comedy you'll ever see.
- There's a lot of brilliantly observational material about relationships.
- Watch it with friends and let the subtle observational humour win you over until the smile washes over your face and you laugh in unison.
- Like the best observational comedy, it deals in exposing simple truths through humour and swearing.