preoperational
/priːˌɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ /priːˌɒpəˈreɪʃən(ə)l/adjective
1Prior to becoming operational; preceding an operation.
2 Psychology. In Piaget's theory: relating to or designating a stage of a child's development (between the ages of about two and seven years) in which he or she is regarded as able to understand or foresee the effects of his or her actions only in an unsystematic and sometimes contradictory way.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Accounting Review. From pre- + operational.
- mechanosensory
- mechanotherapeutic
- mechanotherapy
- mechatronics
- Mechelen
- Mechitarist
- Mechlin
- Mechlin lace
- mechoacan
- supplier
- supply
- supply and demand
- supply chain
- supply day
- supply-driven
- supply drop
- supply house
- supplyment
- supply price
- supply roller
- supply-side
- supply-sider
- supply-teach
- supply teacher
- supply teaching