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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Theoretic \The`o*ret"ic\, Theoretical \The`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
     ?: cf. L. theoreticus, F. th['e]or['e]tique.]
     Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or
     speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or
     speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning;
     theoretic sciences. -- The`o*ret"ic*al*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pendulum \Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. Pendulums. [NL., fr. L.
     pendulus hanging, swinging. See Pendulous.]
     A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to
     and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It
     is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other
     machinery.
  
     Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of
           the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.
  
     Ballistic pendulum. See under Ballistic.
  
     Compensation pendulum, a clock pendulum in which the effect
        of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so
        counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of
        differene metals, that the distance of the center of
        oscillation from the center of suspension remains
        invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in
        which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the
        opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the
        bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is
        effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof
        different metals.
  
     Compound pendulum, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as
        being made up of different parts, and contrasted with
        simple pendulum.
  
     Conical or Revolving, pendulum, a weight connected by a
        rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal
        cyrcle about the vertical from that point.
  
     Pendulum bob, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.
  
     Pendulum level, a plumb level. See under Level.
  
     Pendulum wheel, the balance of a watch.
  
     Simple or Theoretical, pendulum, an imaginary pendulum
        having no dimensions except length, and no weight except
        at the center of oscillation; in other words, a material
        point suspended by an ideal line.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Theoretic \The`o*ret"ic\, Theoretical \The`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
     ?: cf. L. theoreticus, F. th['e]or['e]tique.]
     Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or
     speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or
     speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning;
     theoretic sciences. -- The`o*ret"ic*al*ly, adv.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  theoretical
       adj 1: concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than
              practical considerations; "theoretical science" [syn:
              theoretic] [ant: empirical]
       2: concerned with theories rather than their practical
          applications; "theoretical physics" [ant: applied]
       3: based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis" [syn:
          abstract]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  theoretical
     Αγγλικά a.
     θεωρητικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  theoretical
     a.
     Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  theoretical
     a.
     Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  theoretical
     a.
     Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  theoretical
     a.
     Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  theoretical
     Englanti a.
     1 teoreettinen
     2 tietopuolinen
     3 epäkäytännöllinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  theoretical
     Engelska a.
     teoretisk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Theoretical /θiəɹˈɛtɪkəl/
  نظري

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  theoretical /θiəɹˈɛtɪkəl/ 
  teoretický

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  theoretical /θiəɹˈɛtɪkəl/ 
  damcaniaethol 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  theoretical /θiəɹˈɛtɪkəl/
  theoretisch 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  theoretical /θiəɹˈɛtɪkəl/
  theoretisch, rein gedanklich, spekulativ 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  theoretical //ˌθi.əˈɹɛtɪkəl// //ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛtɪkəl// 
  teoreettinen
  of or relating to theory

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  theoretical /θiəɹˈɛtɪkəl/ 
  1. सैद्धान्तिक
        "Quantum theory is a theoretical subject."
  2. मीमांसात्मक

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  theoretic(al) /θiəɹˈɛtɪk ˈal/
  teoretski, čisto misaoni

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  theoretical /θiəɹˈɛtɪkəl/
  teorijske, teorijski

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  theoretical /θiəɹˈɛtɪkəl/
  elméleti

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  theoretical //ˌθi.əˈɹɛtɪkəl// //ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛtɪkəl// 
  teoretis
  of or relating to theory

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  theoretical //ˌθi.əˈɹɛtɪkəl// //ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛtɪkəl// 
  teoretisk
  of or relating to theory

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  theoretical /θɪəˈretɪkəl/ 
    teoretyczny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  theoretical /θiəɹˈɛtɪkəl/ 
  teórico

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  theoretical //ˌθi.əˈɹɛtɪkəl// //ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛtɪkəl// 
  teoretisk
  of or relating to theory

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌθiɝˈɛtɪkəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "theoretical":
     abstract, academic, analytical, armchair, closet, conceptual,
     conjectural, debatable, fanciful, hypothetic, hypothetical, ideal,
     idealized, ideational, ideological, impractical, moot, notional,
     postulatory, problematical, pure, putative, speculative,
     suppositional, supposititious, transcendent, transcendental,
     unproved, unproven, unrealistic, untested
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  理论的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 理论的

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