Definition of functional in English:

functional

adjective ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)lˈfəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)l

1Of or having a special activity, purpose, or task.
a functional role
官能性腹泻。
Example sentencesExamples
- Both selenocysteine and selenomethionine can be incorporated into proteins, which may impair their stability and functional activities.
- Communications system for establishing a communication channel on the basis of a functional role or task
- Effective management of her mood and anxiety related behaviours to reduce their impact on her functional activities
- This nest has Easter grass interwoven among the twigs and dried grass - the waxy, green strands a contemporary twist to the functional purpose of its home.
- Essence is defined as the basic substance both constituting the human body and maintaining its functional activities.
- For purposes of a functional self-esteem as an adult, I have chosen to forget the grades I received in the course.
- His main concern was to prevent war between states, and he proposed to do this by taking routine functional tasks out of the hands of national governments and giving them over to international agencies.
- It relieves stomach irritation, gradually checking the frequency of the bowels, restores tone and functional activity.
- He has a grasp of the functional role of a winger and how that fits into team play.
- They lacked almost any auxiliary and peripheral equipment not required for dealing directly with the functional tasks of a concrete command and control system.
- Contemporary Islam doesn't seem to be concentrated in a specific social class, or have a particular functional role.
- The first is to turn learning into an entirely functional activity geared towards the perceived needs of the workplace.
- Clinical activities may be best understood by delimiting functional tasks as the episodes of interest.
- They serve both an aesthetic and functional purpose.
- In general, the high frequency of a null mutation may provide insights into the mode of selection as it relates to functional activity of a class of proteins.
- However, its circular nature, and the regularity of its rectangular western extension, indicate that it served more than a functional purpose.
- On its own, basis weight is a limitation without a functional purpose.
- If this is the case, changing the functional role of a digit pair for a given task would not elicit changes in motor unit strength.
- The functional significance of hemichannel activity in lens tissue has been ruled unlikely due to the apparent high impedance of lens fiber cell membranes.
- How likely is it that these mutations in the nicotinic receptor genes completely eliminate the functional activity of the encoded receptor protein?
1. 1.1 Relating to the way in which something works or operates.
  （有…）官能的，（有…）机能的，（有…）作用的，（有…）目的的，与…工作方式有关的
  there are important functional differences between left and right brain
  左脑和右脑在机能上有重要的不同之处。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Indeed, their organisations have succeeded where most NGOs and voluntary groups usually fail: preserving functional unity despite differences.
  Although the two works share many formal aspects, there remain fundamental functional differences.
  This choice was made to maximize the functional conformational differences between the two states.
  There are also some significant differences in putatively functional residues.
  Biomechanical testing did not demonstrate functional differences.
  Attachment was therefore sutural, causing the antebrachium to operate as a single functional unit, with no pronation or supination possible.
  We are currently investigating the functional consequence of these differences.
  We do not yet have a full functional explanation for selection-dependent differences in feeding behavior.
  The origin and functional significance of population differences in repertoire complexity in this species remain uncertain.
  The chemistry of feather-wax compounds suggests that they may have large functional differences.
  There will continue to be a difference between functional interaction and entertaining communication.
  They have also examined executive functioning and functional hemispheric differences via event-related potentials in these subtypes.
  However, biological networks can have differences in their functional states.
  The functional differences between the two genes are discussed with respect to their possible history in these two fungi, which are very distant in terms of evolution.
  This finding suggests that functional differences in G-protein binding or activation may exist between the two opsins.
  This difference between the functional forms has important dynamical consequences.
  This functional grouping often operates at the expense of work flow coordination.
  Only genomic DNA, however, can help scientists understand the functional differences between extinct and living species.
  Conventional wisdom has it that there is a functional difference in the way males and females use their brains, and this may also apply to people of different races.
  Since there are clear structural differences among mucous gels, we can begin to look at the functional significance of these differences.
2. 1.2 (of a disease) affecting the operation, rather than the structure, of an organ.
  （疾病）官能的，机能的
  functional diarrhoea
  官能性腹泻。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Cardiac disease, including left ventricular structural and functional disorders, is an important and potentially treatable comorbidity of early kidney disease.
  It also can be used to treat functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia.
  There is good evidence for structural and functional diversity within a hepatic acinus, which is the smallest structural / functional unit in the organ.
  In clinical practice, severe liver disease and celiac disease are probably the two most common causes of functional hyposplenism.
  They may have functional dyspepsia or diseases such as peptic ulcer or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
  Amyloidosis is a functional disorder marked by unusual depositions of amyloid protein in various organs.
  Persistent symptoms are often multiple and disabling and may be described as functional syndromes.
  Although IBS is a functional disease, it not only causes physical suffering but also has a great impact on people's quality of life.
  Malnutrition, typhus, tuberculosis, sepsis, and universal diarrhoea (probably functional rather than infective) were rife.
  Reveal tumors and functional disorders in organs such as the lungs, liver, pancreas, kidney and spleen
  No patients were excluded on the basis of the type of structural or functional heart disease.
  Patients with functional heartburn have symptoms that are typical of esophageal disease but that have no physical explanation.
  These four species, however, are the only cereals from which functional disease resistance genes have been isolated and characterized.
  Age at disease onset and functional class were the strongest independent predictors of survival.
  The challenge is to reliably sift out and satisfactorily reassure the 40% with functional disease without missing those with more serious pathology.
  Indeed, the histologic findings revealed less damage, suggesting better functional organ capacity in these animals.
  Heart failure is a complex syndrome that results from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to function as a pump.
  Patients with predominant epigastric pain without peptic ulcer disease or oesophagitis have functional dyspepsia.
  The worth of the person is not affected by disease, disability, functional status, or proximity to death.
  Many patients with functional class IV heart failure are symptomatic because of inadequate diuresis.
3. 1.3 (of a mental illness) having no discernible organic cause.
  （精神病）找不出器质性原因的
  functional psychosis
  机能性精神病。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Depending on which symptoms are apparent, delirium may be mistaken for a variety of disorders including dementia, mood disorders, and functional psychoses.
  The cases have been described as either a ‘toxic psychosis’ or a functional psychosis.
  This edition divides voice disorders into three causal areas: functional, organic and neorogenic, with a separate chapter on each.
  This discussion focuses on the acute treatment of functional psychosis.
  Physicians would note amnesia in a chart and try to determine whether the amnesia was organic or functional.
  Various prokinetic drugs might help in organic and functional dyspepsia.
  It's a deep vein of functional psychosis in my family.
  In any case there were no discernible functional consequences associated with the removal of these amino acids.
  Psychoses may be divided into two categories, organic or functional.
  The main differential diagnosis of delirium is from a functional psychosis (such as schizophrenia and manic depression) and from dementia.
  The highly influential psychiatrist and philosopher Jaspers listed the functional psychoses as schizophrenia, manic - depressive insanity, and epilepsy.
  An estimated 4 to 7 percent of prisoners suffer from a functional psychotic mental illness
  Insomnia may be functional, a signal that you need to attend to what got you up.
  Of particular interest is the more controversial class of amnesic syndromes known as dissociative, functional, or psychogcnic amnesias.
2Designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive.
为实用而设计的；实用的
a small, functional bathroom
Example sentencesExamples
- With quality and functional differences among products largely having narrowed over the past decade or so, eye-catching design can be decisive.
- There are no flashy lights or LED's so if this is something you are looking for, look elsewhere; the unit is designed to be functional and simple above all else.
- Influenced by the avant-garde jewellery art scene in Germany, her designs go beyond functional accessory into the realm of individual self-expression.
- ‘Gauche, perhaps, but practical, functional, and utilitarian,’ Saffron said.
- This means that my bras tend to be functional rather than visually attractive.
- Its original simple black frame was more functional than attractive, and curators wanted a more appropriate treatment.
- That is, sites that are attractive, practical, functional, and interesting.
- Once again, Pearl Izumi has designed a functional and attractive article of clothing that is not only great on the bike but in other uses as well.
- Each item is also faithful to a set of core principles including value for money, simple, functional design and basic, understated colour.
- Simple in appearance and designed to be functional, the very first fabric awnings were only installed when and where they were needed.
- It's an attractive and functional design and a excellent exemplar of public art.
- Katy chose to focus on design, as in functional contemporary design rather than fine art and sculpture.
- In fact, you don't need a book collection at all, since these functional and attractive ladders are every bit as useful in the kitchen, den, home office or even the garage.
- For a web design to be amazing it has to be eye-catching, functional and practical.
- The great variety of design and the opportunity to own a very attractive, functional tool also make knives highly collectible.
- Gernon is attracted not only to its functional design but to its versatility.
- Charlotte, on the other hand, has a clean and simple, elegant and functional design, that was highly usable.
- According to a company press release, the site was chosen for its ‘simple, functional, yet elegant design’.
- The design elements and functional characteristics of the product itself are just part of the overall marketing process.
- But like all good design, it is functional as well, with training and conference suites as well as office accommodation, a library, an organic café and a retail area.
- The plain, yet functional, robot design had been wholly transformed into a work of art that even the greatest masters would weep at the sight of.
Synonyms
practical, useful, utilitarian, utility, workaday, serviceable
minimalist, plain, simple, basic
severe, spartan, ascetic, bare, modest, unadorned, undecorated, unornamented, unembellished, unostentatious, uncluttered, unfussy, without frills
impersonal, characterless, soulless, colourless, institutional, antiseptic, clinical
informal no frills
3In operation; working.
the museum will be fully functional from the opening of the festival
从这个庆祝活动开幕起，该博物馆将全面投入使用。
Example sentencesExamples
- The concept is to assure food safety through development, implementation, and effective management of a functional hazard control programme.
- And Mr. Hogan, what you were saying that maybe 2005 or 2004, we might be functional, operating from our new site?
- Future examinations of behavioral and functional effects on reproduction will allow us to conduct better ecological risk assessments.
- In this experimental study, the effect of a functional approach to grammar teaching is examined in the context of French immersion classes at the grade 6 level.
- Long before we knew anything about the physical basis of heredity, factors or genes were identified in terms of their functional or phenotypic effects.
- There are many examples of organizations continuing to exist even where they are not particularly effective or functional.
- The Dolby Digital 2.0 track is uninspiring, but completely functional and effective for a dialogue-driven feature.
- Eric works hard to keep the site not just functional and operating, but to make sure it thrives and is a viable source of information, as well as a medium for all the writers to reach a variety of readers.
- Cogently, it is important to indicate that effective leadership requires a functional working credo that is more appropriate for the years ahead.
- They are straightforward in nature and won't win any prizes for sophistication, but they are functional and effective.
- The response to the scandals was a campaign aimed more at suppressing illegal abuses than at boosting the functional effectiveness of intelligence.
- Perhaps the most interesting aspect is the contrast between this flamboyant style and some of the more functional, if effective, tactics employed by Europe's top sides.
- In fact, an attack may have no functional effect either - it may create directly an operational effect on the decisionmaker.
- And the vision that must develop has to be one that is functional and that is effective in a globalised world.
- While the department was fully functional, operating with five pharmacists, Lochan said as of yesterday, a vacancy was created when a member of staff went on extended leave.
Synonyms
working, in working order, functioning, effective, usable, in service, in use
going, running, operative, operating, in operation, in commission, in action
informal up and running
4Mathematics
Relating to a variable quantity whose value depends upon one or more other variables.
〔数〕函数的
using functional notation, we can write—where L is the transactions demand for money
Example sentencesExamples
- The author has succeeded in writing a book understandable to readers with very little knowledge of functional analysis and topological vector spaces.
- His work on functions of a real variable include results on functional series, differentiability of functions and Baire's classification.
- How can we relate complex analysis, higher-dimensional geometry, functional analysis, and set theory to the forms of perception?
- He did publish a number of papers, however, which arose through the various courses such as algebraic topology, functional analysis, and geometry, which he taught.
- In 1823 Abel published papers on functional equations and integrals in a new scientific journal started up by Hansteen.

Rhymes

conjunctional, cross-functional, dysfunctional, multifunctional

Definition of functional in US English:

functional

adjectiveˈfəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)lˈfəNG(k)SH(ə)n(ə)l

1Of or having a special activity, purpose, or task; relating to the way in which something works or operates.
（有…）官能的，（有…）机能的，（有…）作用的，（有…）目的的，与…工作方式有关的
there are important functional differences between left and right brain
左脑和右脑在机能上有重要的不同之处。
Example sentencesExamples
- On its own, basis weight is a limitation without a functional purpose.
- This nest has Easter grass interwoven among the twigs and dried grass - the waxy, green strands a contemporary twist to the functional purpose of its home.
- His main concern was to prevent war between states, and he proposed to do this by taking routine functional tasks out of the hands of national governments and giving them over to international agencies.
- Effective management of her mood and anxiety related behaviours to reduce their impact on her functional activities
- He has a grasp of the functional role of a winger and how that fits into team play.
- They lacked almost any auxiliary and peripheral equipment not required for dealing directly with the functional tasks of a concrete command and control system.
- Communications system for establishing a communication channel on the basis of a functional role or task
- Both selenocysteine and selenomethionine can be incorporated into proteins, which may impair their stability and functional activities.
- In general, the high frequency of a null mutation may provide insights into the mode of selection as it relates to functional activity of a class of proteins.
- The first is to turn learning into an entirely functional activity geared towards the perceived needs of the workplace.
- The functional significance of hemichannel activity in lens tissue has been ruled unlikely due to the apparent high impedance of lens fiber cell membranes.
- They serve both an aesthetic and functional purpose.
- It relieves stomach irritation, gradually checking the frequency of the bowels, restores tone and functional activity.
- How likely is it that these mutations in the nicotinic receptor genes completely eliminate the functional activity of the encoded receptor protein?
- Contemporary Islam doesn't seem to be concentrated in a specific social class, or have a particular functional role.
- Essence is defined as the basic substance both constituting the human body and maintaining its functional activities.
- For purposes of a functional self-esteem as an adult, I have chosen to forget the grades I received in the course.
- Clinical activities may be best understood by delimiting functional tasks as the episodes of interest.
- If this is the case, changing the functional role of a digit pair for a given task would not elicit changes in motor unit strength.
- However, its circular nature, and the regularity of its rectangular western extension, indicate that it served more than a functional purpose.
1. 1.1 (of a disease) affecting the operation, rather than the structure, of an organ.
  （疾病）官能的，机能的
  functional diarrhea
  官能性腹泻。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is good evidence for structural and functional diversity within a hepatic acinus, which is the smallest structural / functional unit in the organ.
  It also can be used to treat functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia.
  The challenge is to reliably sift out and satisfactorily reassure the 40% with functional disease without missing those with more serious pathology.
  Patients with functional heartburn have symptoms that are typical of esophageal disease but that have no physical explanation.
  In clinical practice, severe liver disease and celiac disease are probably the two most common causes of functional hyposplenism.
  Patients with predominant epigastric pain without peptic ulcer disease or oesophagitis have functional dyspepsia.
  Persistent symptoms are often multiple and disabling and may be described as functional syndromes.
  Malnutrition, typhus, tuberculosis, sepsis, and universal diarrhoea (probably functional rather than infective) were rife.
  Although IBS is a functional disease, it not only causes physical suffering but also has a great impact on people's quality of life.
  They may have functional dyspepsia or diseases such as peptic ulcer or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
  Heart failure is a complex syndrome that results from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to function as a pump.
  Reveal tumors and functional disorders in organs such as the lungs, liver, pancreas, kidney and spleen
  Cardiac disease, including left ventricular structural and functional disorders, is an important and potentially treatable comorbidity of early kidney disease.
  Indeed, the histologic findings revealed less damage, suggesting better functional organ capacity in these animals.
  The worth of the person is not affected by disease, disability, functional status, or proximity to death.
  Many patients with functional class IV heart failure are symptomatic because of inadequate diuresis.
  These four species, however, are the only cereals from which functional disease resistance genes have been isolated and characterized.
  Amyloidosis is a functional disorder marked by unusual depositions of amyloid protein in various organs.
  No patients were excluded on the basis of the type of structural or functional heart disease.
  Age at disease onset and functional class were the strongest independent predictors of survival.
2. 1.2 (of a mental illness) having no discernible organic cause.
  （精神病）找不出器质性原因的
  functional psychosis
  机能性精神病。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Insomnia may be functional, a signal that you need to attend to what got you up.
  Psychoses may be divided into two categories, organic or functional.
  This discussion focuses on the acute treatment of functional psychosis.
  The cases have been described as either a ‘toxic psychosis’ or a functional psychosis.
  Various prokinetic drugs might help in organic and functional dyspepsia.
  The main differential diagnosis of delirium is from a functional psychosis (such as schizophrenia and manic depression) and from dementia.
  Of particular interest is the more controversial class of amnesic syndromes known as dissociative, functional, or psychogcnic amnesias.
  Depending on which symptoms are apparent, delirium may be mistaken for a variety of disorders including dementia, mood disorders, and functional psychoses.
  In any case there were no discernible functional consequences associated with the removal of these amino acids.
  It's a deep vein of functional psychosis in my family.
  This edition divides voice disorders into three causal areas: functional, organic and neorogenic, with a separate chapter on each.
  Physicians would note amnesia in a chart and try to determine whether the amnesia was organic or functional.
  The highly influential psychiatrist and philosopher Jaspers listed the functional psychoses as schizophrenia, manic - depressive insanity, and epilepsy.
  An estimated 4 to 7 percent of prisoners suffer from a functional psychotic mental illness
2Designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive.
为实用而设计的；实用的
she had assumed the apartment would be functional and simple
她曾想当然地认为公寓将是实用和简单的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Each item is also faithful to a set of core principles including value for money, simple, functional design and basic, understated colour.
- Charlotte, on the other hand, has a clean and simple, elegant and functional design, that was highly usable.
- The great variety of design and the opportunity to own a very attractive, functional tool also make knives highly collectible.
- The plain, yet functional, robot design had been wholly transformed into a work of art that even the greatest masters would weep at the sight of.
- Katy chose to focus on design, as in functional contemporary design rather than fine art and sculpture.
- With quality and functional differences among products largely having narrowed over the past decade or so, eye-catching design can be decisive.
- ‘Gauche, perhaps, but practical, functional, and utilitarian,’ Saffron said.
- According to a company press release, the site was chosen for its ‘simple, functional, yet elegant design’.
- There are no flashy lights or LED's so if this is something you are looking for, look elsewhere; the unit is designed to be functional and simple above all else.
- Gernon is attracted not only to its functional design but to its versatility.
- The design elements and functional characteristics of the product itself are just part of the overall marketing process.
- In fact, you don't need a book collection at all, since these functional and attractive ladders are every bit as useful in the kitchen, den, home office or even the garage.
- Simple in appearance and designed to be functional, the very first fabric awnings were only installed when and where they were needed.
- Once again, Pearl Izumi has designed a functional and attractive article of clothing that is not only great on the bike but in other uses as well.
- That is, sites that are attractive, practical, functional, and interesting.
- Its original simple black frame was more functional than attractive, and curators wanted a more appropriate treatment.
- This means that my bras tend to be functional rather than visually attractive.
- Influenced by the avant-garde jewellery art scene in Germany, her designs go beyond functional accessory into the realm of individual self-expression.
- For a web design to be amazing it has to be eye-catching, functional and practical.
- But like all good design, it is functional as well, with training and conference suites as well as office accommodation, a library, an organic café and a retail area.
- It's an attractive and functional design and a excellent exemplar of public art.
Synonyms
practical, useful, utilitarian, utility, workaday, serviceable
3Working or operating.
在工作的；在运转的
the museum will be fully functional from the opening of the festival
从这个庆祝活动开幕起，该博物馆将全面投入使用。
Example sentencesExamples
- The concept is to assure food safety through development, implementation, and effective management of a functional hazard control programme.
- Future examinations of behavioral and functional effects on reproduction will allow us to conduct better ecological risk assessments.
- Cogently, it is important to indicate that effective leadership requires a functional working credo that is more appropriate for the years ahead.
- And the vision that must develop has to be one that is functional and that is effective in a globalised world.
- While the department was fully functional, operating with five pharmacists, Lochan said as of yesterday, a vacancy was created when a member of staff went on extended leave.
- The response to the scandals was a campaign aimed more at suppressing illegal abuses than at boosting the functional effectiveness of intelligence.
- In this experimental study, the effect of a functional approach to grammar teaching is examined in the context of French immersion classes at the grade 6 level.
- And Mr. Hogan, what you were saying that maybe 2005 or 2004, we might be functional, operating from our new site?
- The Dolby Digital 2.0 track is uninspiring, but completely functional and effective for a dialogue-driven feature.
- They are straightforward in nature and won't win any prizes for sophistication, but they are functional and effective.
- Eric works hard to keep the site not just functional and operating, but to make sure it thrives and is a viable source of information, as well as a medium for all the writers to reach a variety of readers.
- In fact, an attack may have no functional effect either - it may create directly an operational effect on the decisionmaker.
- Long before we knew anything about the physical basis of heredity, factors or genes were identified in terms of their functional or phenotypic effects.
- Perhaps the most interesting aspect is the contrast between this flamboyant style and some of the more functional, if effective, tactics employed by Europe's top sides.
- There are many examples of organizations continuing to exist even where they are not particularly effective or functional.
Synonyms
working, in working order, functioning, effective, usable, in service, in use
4Mathematics
Relating to a variable quantity whose value depends upon one or more other variables.
〔数〕函数的
Example sentencesExamples
- How can we relate complex analysis, higher-dimensional geometry, functional analysis, and set theory to the forms of perception?
- The author has succeeded in writing a book understandable to readers with very little knowledge of functional analysis and topological vector spaces.
- In 1823 Abel published papers on functional equations and integrals in a new scientific journal started up by Hansteen.
- He did publish a number of papers, however, which arose through the various courses such as algebraic topology, functional analysis, and geometry, which he taught.
- His work on functions of a real variable include results on functional series, differentiability of functions and Baire's classification.

词汇	functional
释义	Definition of functional in English: functional adjective ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)lˈfəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)l 1Of or having a special activity, purpose, or task. a functional role 官能性腹泻。 Example sentencesExamples Both selenocysteine and selenomethionine can be incorporated into proteins, which may impair their stability and functional activities. Communications system for establishing a communication channel on the basis of a functional role or task Effective management of her mood and anxiety related behaviours to reduce their impact on her functional activities This nest has Easter grass interwoven among the twigs and dried grass - the waxy, green strands a contemporary twist to the functional purpose of its home. Essence is defined as the basic substance both constituting the human body and maintaining its functional activities. For purposes of a functional self-esteem as an adult, I have chosen to forget the grades I received in the course. His main concern was to prevent war between states, and he proposed to do this by taking routine functional tasks out of the hands of national governments and giving them over to international agencies. It relieves stomach irritation, gradually checking the frequency of the bowels, restores tone and functional activity. He has a grasp of the functional role of a winger and how that fits into team play. They lacked almost any auxiliary and peripheral equipment not required for dealing directly with the functional tasks of a concrete command and control system. Contemporary Islam doesn't seem to be concentrated in a specific social class, or have a particular functional role. The first is to turn learning into an entirely functional activity geared towards the perceived needs of the workplace. Clinical activities may be best understood by delimiting functional tasks as the episodes of interest. They serve both an aesthetic and functional purpose. In general, the high frequency of a null mutation may provide insights into the mode of selection as it relates to functional activity of a class of proteins. However, its circular nature, and the regularity of its rectangular western extension, indicate that it served more than a functional purpose. On its own, basis weight is a limitation without a functional purpose. If this is the case, changing the functional role of a digit pair for a given task would not elicit changes in motor unit strength. The functional significance of hemichannel activity in lens tissue has been ruled unlikely due to the apparent high impedance of lens fiber cell membranes. How likely is it that these mutations in the nicotinic receptor genes completely eliminate the functional activity of the encoded receptor protein? 1.1 Relating to the way in which something works or operates. （有…）官能的，（有…）机能的，（有…）作用的，（有…）目的的，与…工作方式有关的 there are important functional differences between left and right brain 左脑和右脑在机能上有重要的不同之处。 Example sentencesExamples Indeed, their organisations have succeeded where most NGOs and voluntary groups usually fail: preserving functional unity despite differences. Although the two works share many formal aspects, there remain fundamental functional differences. This choice was made to maximize the functional conformational differences between the two states. There are also some significant differences in putatively functional residues. Biomechanical testing did not demonstrate functional differences. Attachment was therefore sutural, causing the antebrachium to operate as a single functional unit, with no pronation or supination possible. We are currently investigating the functional consequence of these differences. We do not yet have a full functional explanation for selection-dependent differences in feeding behavior. The origin and functional significance of population differences in repertoire complexity in this species remain uncertain. The chemistry of feather-wax compounds suggests that they may have large functional differences. There will continue to be a difference between functional interaction and entertaining communication. They have also examined executive functioning and functional hemispheric differences via event-related potentials in these subtypes. However, biological networks can have differences in their functional states. The functional differences between the two genes are discussed with respect to their possible history in these two fungi, which are very distant in terms of evolution. This finding suggests that functional differences in G-protein binding or activation may exist between the two opsins. This difference between the functional forms has important dynamical consequences. This functional grouping often operates at the expense of work flow coordination. Only genomic DNA, however, can help scientists understand the functional differences between extinct and living species. Conventional wisdom has it that there is a functional difference in the way males and females use their brains, and this may also apply to people of different races. Since there are clear structural differences among mucous gels, we can begin to look at the functional significance of these differences. 1.2 (of a disease) affecting the operation, rather than the structure, of an organ. （疾病）官能的，机能的 functional diarrhoea 官能性腹泻。 Example sentencesExamples Cardiac disease, including left ventricular structural and functional disorders, is an important and potentially treatable comorbidity of early kidney disease. It also can be used to treat functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia. There is good evidence for structural and functional diversity within a hepatic acinus, which is the smallest structural / functional unit in the organ. In clinical practice, severe liver disease and celiac disease are probably the two most common causes of functional hyposplenism. They may have functional dyspepsia or diseases such as peptic ulcer or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Amyloidosis is a functional disorder marked by unusual depositions of amyloid protein in various organs. Persistent symptoms are often multiple and disabling and may be described as functional syndromes. Although IBS is a functional disease, it not only causes physical suffering but also has a great impact on people's quality of life. Malnutrition, typhus, tuberculosis, sepsis, and universal diarrhoea (probably functional rather than infective) were rife. Reveal tumors and functional disorders in organs such as the lungs, liver, pancreas, kidney and spleen No patients were excluded on the basis of the type of structural or functional heart disease. Patients with functional heartburn have symptoms that are typical of esophageal disease but that have no physical explanation. These four species, however, are the only cereals from which functional disease resistance genes have been isolated and characterized. Age at disease onset and functional class were the strongest independent predictors of survival. The challenge is to reliably sift out and satisfactorily reassure the 40% with functional disease without missing those with more serious pathology. Indeed, the histologic findings revealed less damage, suggesting better functional organ capacity in these animals. Heart failure is a complex syndrome that results from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to function as a pump. Patients with predominant epigastric pain without peptic ulcer disease or oesophagitis have functional dyspepsia. The worth of the person is not affected by disease, disability, functional status, or proximity to death. Many patients with functional class IV heart failure are symptomatic because of inadequate diuresis. 1.3 (of a mental illness) having no discernible organic cause. （精神病）找不出器质性原因的 functional psychosis 机能性精神病。 Example sentencesExamples Depending on which symptoms are apparent, delirium may be mistaken for a variety of disorders including dementia, mood disorders, and functional psychoses. The cases have been described as either a ‘toxic psychosis’ or a functional psychosis. This edition divides voice disorders into three causal areas: functional, organic and neorogenic, with a separate chapter on each. This discussion focuses on the acute treatment of functional psychosis. Physicians would note amnesia in a chart and try to determine whether the amnesia was organic or functional. Various prokinetic drugs might help in organic and functional dyspepsia. It's a deep vein of functional psychosis in my family. In any case there were no discernible functional consequences associated with the removal of these amino acids. Psychoses may be divided into two categories, organic or functional. The main differential diagnosis of delirium is from a functional psychosis (such as schizophrenia and manic depression) and from dementia. The highly influential psychiatrist and philosopher Jaspers listed the functional psychoses as schizophrenia, manic - depressive insanity, and epilepsy. An estimated 4 to 7 percent of prisoners suffer from a functional psychotic mental illness Insomnia may be functional, a signal that you need to attend to what got you up. Of particular interest is the more controversial class of amnesic syndromes known as dissociative, functional, or psychogcnic amnesias. 2Designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive. 为实用而设计的；实用的 a small, functional bathroom Example sentencesExamples With quality and functional differences among products largely having narrowed over the past decade or so, eye-catching design can be decisive. There are no flashy lights or LED's so if this is something you are looking for, look elsewhere; the unit is designed to be functional and simple above all else. Influenced by the avant-garde jewellery art scene in Germany, her designs go beyond functional accessory into the realm of individual self-expression. ‘Gauche, perhaps, but practical, functional, and utilitarian,’ Saffron said. This means that my bras tend to be functional rather than visually attractive. Its original simple black frame was more functional than attractive, and curators wanted a more appropriate treatment. That is, sites that are attractive, practical, functional, and interesting. Once again, Pearl Izumi has designed a functional and attractive article of clothing that is not only great on the bike but in other uses as well. Each item is also faithful to a set of core principles including value for money, simple, functional design and basic, understated colour. Simple in appearance and designed to be functional, the very first fabric awnings were only installed when and where they were needed. It's an attractive and functional design and a excellent exemplar of public art. Katy chose to focus on design, as in functional contemporary design rather than fine art and sculpture. In fact, you don't need a book collection at all, since these functional and attractive ladders are every bit as useful in the kitchen, den, home office or even the garage. For a web design to be amazing it has to be eye-catching, functional and practical. The great variety of design and the opportunity to own a very attractive, functional tool also make knives highly collectible. Gernon is attracted not only to its functional design but to its versatility. Charlotte, on the other hand, has a clean and simple, elegant and functional design, that was highly usable. According to a company press release, the site was chosen for its ‘simple, functional, yet elegant design’. The design elements and functional characteristics of the product itself are just part of the overall marketing process. But like all good design, it is functional as well, with training and conference suites as well as office accommodation, a library, an organic café and a retail area. The plain, yet functional, robot design had been wholly transformed into a work of art that even the greatest masters would weep at the sight of. Synonyms practical, useful, utilitarian, utility, workaday, serviceable minimalist, plain, simple, basic severe, spartan, ascetic, bare, modest, unadorned, undecorated, unornamented, unembellished, unostentatious, uncluttered, unfussy, without frills impersonal, characterless, soulless, colourless, institutional, antiseptic, clinical informal no frills 3In operation; working. the museum will be fully functional from the opening of the festival 从这个庆祝活动开幕起，该博物馆将全面投入使用。 Example sentencesExamples The concept is to assure food safety through development, implementation, and effective management of a functional hazard control programme. And Mr. Hogan, what you were saying that maybe 2005 or 2004, we might be functional, operating from our new site? Future examinations of behavioral and functional effects on reproduction will allow us to conduct better ecological risk assessments. In this experimental study, the effect of a functional approach to grammar teaching is examined in the context of French immersion classes at the grade 6 level. Long before we knew anything about the physical basis of heredity, factors or genes were identified in terms of their functional or phenotypic effects. There are many examples of organizations continuing to exist even where they are not particularly effective or functional. The Dolby Digital 2.0 track is uninspiring, but completely functional and effective for a dialogue-driven feature. Eric works hard to keep the site not just functional and operating, but to make sure it thrives and is a viable source of information, as well as a medium for all the writers to reach a variety of readers. Cogently, it is important to indicate that effective leadership requires a functional working credo that is more appropriate for the years ahead. They are straightforward in nature and won't win any prizes for sophistication, but they are functional and effective. The response to the scandals was a campaign aimed more at suppressing illegal abuses than at boosting the functional effectiveness of intelligence. Perhaps the most interesting aspect is the contrast between this flamboyant style and some of the more functional, if effective, tactics employed by Europe's top sides. In fact, an attack may have no functional effect either - it may create directly an operational effect on the decisionmaker. And the vision that must develop has to be one that is functional and that is effective in a globalised world. While the department was fully functional, operating with five pharmacists, Lochan said as of yesterday, a vacancy was created when a member of staff went on extended leave. Synonyms working, in working order, functioning, effective, usable, in service, in use going, running, operative, operating, in operation, in commission, in action informal up and running 4Mathematics Relating to a variable quantity whose value depends upon one or more other variables. 〔数〕函数的 using functional notation, we can write—where L is the transactions demand for money Example sentencesExamples The author has succeeded in writing a book understandable to readers with very little knowledge of functional analysis and topological vector spaces. His work on functions of a real variable include results on functional series, differentiability of functions and Baire's classification. How can we relate complex analysis, higher-dimensional geometry, functional analysis, and set theory to the forms of perception? He did publish a number of papers, however, which arose through the various courses such as algebraic topology, functional analysis, and geometry, which he taught. In 1823 Abel published papers on functional equations and integrals in a new scientific journal started up by Hansteen. Rhymes conjunctional, cross-functional, dysfunctional, multifunctional Definition of functional in US English: functional adjectiveˈfəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)lˈfəNG(k)SH(ə)n(ə)l 1Of or having a special activity, purpose, or task; relating to the way in which something works or operates. （有…）官能的，（有…）机能的，（有…）作用的，（有…）目的的，与…工作方式有关的 there are important functional differences between left and right brain 左脑和右脑在机能上有重要的不同之处。 Example sentencesExamples On its own, basis weight is a limitation without a functional purpose. This nest has Easter grass interwoven among the twigs and dried grass - the waxy, green strands a contemporary twist to the functional purpose of its home. His main concern was to prevent war between states, and he proposed to do this by taking routine functional tasks out of the hands of national governments and giving them over to international agencies. Effective management of her mood and anxiety related behaviours to reduce their impact on her functional activities He has a grasp of the functional role of a winger and how that fits into team play. They lacked almost any auxiliary and peripheral equipment not required for dealing directly with the functional tasks of a concrete command and control system. Communications system for establishing a communication channel on the basis of a functional role or task Both selenocysteine and selenomethionine can be incorporated into proteins, which may impair their stability and functional activities. In general, the high frequency of a null mutation may provide insights into the mode of selection as it relates to functional activity of a class of proteins. The first is to turn learning into an entirely functional activity geared towards the perceived needs of the workplace. The functional significance of hemichannel activity in lens tissue has been ruled unlikely due to the apparent high impedance of lens fiber cell membranes. They serve both an aesthetic and functional purpose. It relieves stomach irritation, gradually checking the frequency of the bowels, restores tone and functional activity. How likely is it that these mutations in the nicotinic receptor genes completely eliminate the functional activity of the encoded receptor protein? Contemporary Islam doesn't seem to be concentrated in a specific social class, or have a particular functional role. Essence is defined as the basic substance both constituting the human body and maintaining its functional activities. For purposes of a functional self-esteem as an adult, I have chosen to forget the grades I received in the course. Clinical activities may be best understood by delimiting functional tasks as the episodes of interest. If this is the case, changing the functional role of a digit pair for a given task would not elicit changes in motor unit strength. However, its circular nature, and the regularity of its rectangular western extension, indicate that it served more than a functional purpose. 1.1 (of a disease) affecting the operation, rather than the structure, of an organ. （疾病）官能的，机能的 functional diarrhea 官能性腹泻。 Example sentencesExamples There is good evidence for structural and functional diversity within a hepatic acinus, which is the smallest structural / functional unit in the organ. It also can be used to treat functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia. The challenge is to reliably sift out and satisfactorily reassure the 40% with functional disease without missing those with more serious pathology. Patients with functional heartburn have symptoms that are typical of esophageal disease but that have no physical explanation. In clinical practice, severe liver disease and celiac disease are probably the two most common causes of functional hyposplenism. Patients with predominant epigastric pain without peptic ulcer disease or oesophagitis have functional dyspepsia. Persistent symptoms are often multiple and disabling and may be described as functional syndromes. Malnutrition, typhus, tuberculosis, sepsis, and universal diarrhoea (probably functional rather than infective) were rife. Although IBS is a functional disease, it not only causes physical suffering but also has a great impact on people's quality of life. They may have functional dyspepsia or diseases such as peptic ulcer or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Heart failure is a complex syndrome that results from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to function as a pump. Reveal tumors and functional disorders in organs such as the lungs, liver, pancreas, kidney and spleen Cardiac disease, including left ventricular structural and functional disorders, is an important and potentially treatable comorbidity of early kidney disease. Indeed, the histologic findings revealed less damage, suggesting better functional organ capacity in these animals. The worth of the person is not affected by disease, disability, functional status, or proximity to death. Many patients with functional class IV heart failure are symptomatic because of inadequate diuresis. These four species, however, are the only cereals from which functional disease resistance genes have been isolated and characterized. Amyloidosis is a functional disorder marked by unusual depositions of amyloid protein in various organs. No patients were excluded on the basis of the type of structural or functional heart disease. Age at disease onset and functional class were the strongest independent predictors of survival. 1.2 (of a mental illness) having no discernible organic cause. （精神病）找不出器质性原因的 functional psychosis 机能性精神病。 Example sentencesExamples Insomnia may be functional, a signal that you need to attend to what got you up. Psychoses may be divided into two categories, organic or functional. This discussion focuses on the acute treatment of functional psychosis. The cases have been described as either a ‘toxic psychosis’ or a functional psychosis. Various prokinetic drugs might help in organic and functional dyspepsia. The main differential diagnosis of delirium is from a functional psychosis (such as schizophrenia and manic depression) and from dementia. Of particular interest is the more controversial class of amnesic syndromes known as dissociative, functional, or psychogcnic amnesias. Depending on which symptoms are apparent, delirium may be mistaken for a variety of disorders including dementia, mood disorders, and functional psychoses. In any case there were no discernible functional consequences associated with the removal of these amino acids. It's a deep vein of functional psychosis in my family. This edition divides voice disorders into three causal areas: functional, organic and neorogenic, with a separate chapter on each. Physicians would note amnesia in a chart and try to determine whether the amnesia was organic or functional. The highly influential psychiatrist and philosopher Jaspers listed the functional psychoses as schizophrenia, manic - depressive insanity, and epilepsy. An estimated 4 to 7 percent of prisoners suffer from a functional psychotic mental illness 2Designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive. 为实用而设计的；实用的 she had assumed the apartment would be functional and simple 她曾想当然地认为公寓将是实用和简单的。 Example sentencesExamples Each item is also faithful to a set of core principles including value for money, simple, functional design and basic, understated colour. Charlotte, on the other hand, has a clean and simple, elegant and functional design, that was highly usable. The great variety of design and the opportunity to own a very attractive, functional tool also make knives highly collectible. The plain, yet functional, robot design had been wholly transformed into a work of art that even the greatest masters would weep at the sight of. Katy chose to focus on design, as in functional contemporary design rather than fine art and sculpture. With quality and functional differences among products largely having narrowed over the past decade or so, eye-catching design can be decisive. ‘Gauche, perhaps, but practical, functional, and utilitarian,’ Saffron said. According to a company press release, the site was chosen for its ‘simple, functional, yet elegant design’. There are no flashy lights or LED's so if this is something you are looking for, look elsewhere; the unit is designed to be functional and simple above all else. Gernon is attracted not only to its functional design but to its versatility. The design elements and functional characteristics of the product itself are just part of the overall marketing process. In fact, you don't need a book collection at all, since these functional and attractive ladders are every bit as useful in the kitchen, den, home office or even the garage. Simple in appearance and designed to be functional, the very first fabric awnings were only installed when and where they were needed. Once again, Pearl Izumi has designed a functional and attractive article of clothing that is not only great on the bike but in other uses as well. That is, sites that are attractive, practical, functional, and interesting. Its original simple black frame was more functional than attractive, and curators wanted a more appropriate treatment. This means that my bras tend to be functional rather than visually attractive. Influenced by the avant-garde jewellery art scene in Germany, her designs go beyond functional accessory into the realm of individual self-expression. For a web design to be amazing it has to be eye-catching, functional and practical. But like all good design, it is functional as well, with training and conference suites as well as office accommodation, a library, an organic café and a retail area. It's an attractive and functional design and a excellent exemplar of public art. Synonyms practical, useful, utilitarian, utility, workaday, serviceable 3Working or operating. 在工作的；在运转的 the museum will be fully functional from the opening of the festival 从这个庆祝活动开幕起，该博物馆将全面投入使用。 Example sentencesExamples The concept is to assure food safety through development, implementation, and effective management of a functional hazard control programme. Future examinations of behavioral and functional effects on reproduction will allow us to conduct better ecological risk assessments. Cogently, it is important to indicate that effective leadership requires a functional working credo that is more appropriate for the years ahead. And the vision that must develop has to be one that is functional and that is effective in a globalised world. While the department was fully functional, operating with five pharmacists, Lochan said as of yesterday, a vacancy was created when a member of staff went on extended leave. The response to the scandals was a campaign aimed more at suppressing illegal abuses than at boosting the functional effectiveness of intelligence. In this experimental study, the effect of a functional approach to grammar teaching is examined in the context of French immersion classes at the grade 6 level. And Mr. Hogan, what you were saying that maybe 2005 or 2004, we might be functional, operating from our new site? The Dolby Digital 2.0 track is uninspiring, but completely functional and effective for a dialogue-driven feature. They are straightforward in nature and won't win any prizes for sophistication, but they are functional and effective. Eric works hard to keep the site not just functional and operating, but to make sure it thrives and is a viable source of information, as well as a medium for all the writers to reach a variety of readers. In fact, an attack may have no functional effect either - it may create directly an operational effect on the decisionmaker. Long before we knew anything about the physical basis of heredity, factors or genes were identified in terms of their functional or phenotypic effects. Perhaps the most interesting aspect is the contrast between this flamboyant style and some of the more functional, if effective, tactics employed by Europe's top sides. There are many examples of organizations continuing to exist even where they are not particularly effective or functional. Synonyms working, in working order, functioning, effective, usable, in service, in use 4Mathematics Relating to a variable quantity whose value depends upon one or more other variables. 〔数〕函数的 Example sentencesExamples How can we relate complex analysis, higher-dimensional geometry, functional analysis, and set theory to the forms of perception? The author has succeeded in writing a book understandable to readers with very little knowledge of functional analysis and topological vector spaces. In 1823 Abel published papers on functional equations and integrals in a new scientific journal started up by Hansteen. He did publish a number of papers, however, which arose through the various courses such as algebraic topology, functional analysis, and geometry, which he taught. His work on functions of a real variable include results on functional series, differentiability of functions and Baire's classification.
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