"procedural" meaning in English

See procedural in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-procedural.wav Forms: more procedural [comparative], most procedural [superlative]
Etymology: From procedure + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|procedure|al}} procedure + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} procedural (comparative more procedural, superlative most procedural)
  1. Related to procedure. Translations (related to procedure): працэду́рны (pracedúrny) (Belarusian), procedimental (Catalan), menetelmällinen (Finnish), proseduraalinen (Finnish), prosessuaalinen (Finnish), prosessi- (note: in law) (Finnish), procédural (French), eljárási (Hungarian), procedurale (Italian), proceduralny (Polish), procedimental (Portuguese), процеду́рный (procedúrnyj) (Russian), procedimental (Spanish), процеду́рний (procedúrnyj) (Ukrainian), theo thủ tục (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-procedural-en-adj-O7my2odv Disambiguation of 'related to procedure': 80 20
  2. (computing) Generated by means of a procedure, rather than being designed. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (generated by means of procedure): procedurální [programming, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Czech), proseduraalinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-procedural-en-adj-NHxBowGF Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'generated by means of procedure': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: procedural law, procedural memory, procedurally

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-procedural.wav Forms: procedurals [plural]
Etymology: From procedure + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|procedure|al}} procedure + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} procedural (plural procedurals)
  1. (literature, film) A type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail. Categories (topical): Film genres, Literature
    Sense id: en-procedural-en-noun-zenIaUVp Topics: broadcasting, film, literature, media, publishing, television
  2. (specifically) Ellipsis of police procedural. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, specifically Alternative form of: police procedural
    Sense id: en-procedural-en-noun-xKys6jq0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 10 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 7 18 14 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 9 7 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 17 12 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 17 12 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 7 15 11 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 15 9 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 19 10 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 17 10 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 12 9 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 28 7 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 11 9 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 18 11 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 17 10 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 14 11 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 12 13 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 17 10 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 10 17 10 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: police procedural

Inflected forms

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      "word": "procedimental"
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