English

Adjective

conceptual ‎(comparative more conceptual, superlative most conceptual)

1. Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination

   We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.

   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii

     The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.

2. Of, or relating to conceptualism

Derived terms

Related terms

• concept
• conceptualism

Descendants

• German: konzeptuell

Translations

External links

• conceptual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• conceptual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Spanish

Adjective

conceptual m, f ‎(plural conceptuales)

1. conceptual