- ra|tion|al|is|ti|cal
- ra|tion|al|is|ti|cal «RASH uh nuh LIHS tuh kuhl, RASH nuh-», adjective.= rationalistic. (Cf. ↑rationalistic)
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na´tion|al|is´ti|cal|ly — na|tion|al|is|tic «NASH uh nuh LIHS tihk, NASH nuh », adjective. of nationalism or nationalists: »He has used the nationalistic instincts of the French more shrewdly than any politician of his generation (Edmond Taylor). –na´tion|al|is´ti|cal|ly … Useful english dictionary
ra´tion|al|is´ti|cal|ly — ra|tion|al|is|tic «RASH uh nuh LIHS tihk, RASH nuh », adjective. of rationalism or rationalists: »Modern man has become so rationalistic in his attitude that his tendency is toward a nonrecognition and denial of the unconscious (New Yorker).… … Useful english dictionary
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
cal|ci|fi|ca|tion — «KAL suh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. a) the process of calcifying, especially hardening of a structure, tissue, or the like, by the deposit of calcium salts. b) Figurative. hardening: »True to his conviction that bigness usually leads to… … Useful english dictionary
cal|ci|na|tion — «KAL suh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or operation of calcining. 2. anything formed by calcining. 3. the state of being calcined … Useful english dictionary
cal|cu|la|tion|al — «KAL kyuh LAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with calculation … Useful english dictionary
cal|cu|la|tion — «KAL kyuh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing to find a result; computation: »We made a careful calculation of what the trip would cost us. 2. the result found by calculating: »Our first calculation was… … Useful english dictionary
cal|e|fac|tion — «KAL uh FAK shuhn», noun. 1. a making warm; warming; heating. 2. a heated condition. ╂[< Latin calefactiō, ōnis < calefacere; see etym. under calefacient (Cf. ↑calefacient)] … Useful english dictionary
cal|i|bra|tion — «KAL uh BRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of calibrating: »The melting and boiling points of a large number of substances have been carefully measured and tabulated and these temperatures may now be used in the calibration of any type of… … Useful english dictionary
