transcription, транскрипция: [ kənvenʃən(ə)l ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
...a respectable married woman with conventional opinions.
≠ unconventional
ADJ
• con‧ven‧tion‧al‧ly
People still wore their hair short and dressed conventionally.
ADV : usu ADV with v
2.
A conventional method or product is one that is usually used or that has been in use for a long time.
...the risks and drawbacks of conventional family planning methods...
These discs hold more than 400 times as much information as a conventional computer floppy disk.
= traditional
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• con‧ven‧tion‧al‧ly
Organically grown produce does not differ greatly in appearance from conventionally grown crops.
ADV : ADV with v
3.
Conventional weapons and wars do not involve nuclear explosives.
We must reduce the danger of war by controlling nuclear, chemical and conventional arms.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
4.
conventional wisdom: see wisdom