"surgical" meaning in English

See surgical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl/ [UK], /ˈsɝdʒɪkəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-surgical.ogg [US] Forms: surgical [positive], more surgical [comparative], most surgical [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is surgical, it is related to or used in a surgery.
    Sense id: simple-surgical-en-adj-AKYunYPr
  2. If something is surgical, it is done with precision or high accuracy.
    Sense id: simple-surgical-en-adj-7q2aMkiA
     
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      "form": "more surgical",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The building was destroyed with a surgical air-strike."
        }
      ],
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        "If something is surgical, it is done with precision or high accuracy."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɝdʒɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "US"
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    {
      "form": "surgical",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more surgical",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most surgical",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "sur‧gi‧cal",
  "lang": "English",
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        "If something is surgical, it is related to or used in a surgery."
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "The building was destroyed with a surgical air-strike."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɝdʒɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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