Practical
91practical, practicable — A simple method of learning to distinguish the meanings of these words is to turn to the entry impractical and reverse the meanings of the terms involved. When applied to persons, practical means realistic, sensible, efficient ; as relating to… …
92Practical Devices Corporation — Infobox Company name = Practical Devices Corporation type = Private foundation = Toronto, Canada (2001) location city = Toronto, Ontario location country = Canada area served = Worldwide industry = Electronics products = Headphone amplifiers,… …
93Practical Jokers — Infobox Film name = Practical Jokers image size = caption = director = George Sidney producer = Jack Chertok for MGM writer = Hal Law Robert A. McGowan narrator = starring = music = cinematography = editing = distributor = MGM released = 17… …
94practical joke — noun a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) • Hypernyms: ↑antic, ↑joke, ↑prank, ↑trick, ↑caper, ↑put on • Hyponyms: ↑April fool, ↑ho …
95Practical effect — A practical special effect is one in which a prop object appears to work in a situation where it obviously could not (such as a ringing telephone on stage). No trick photography or post production editing is involved. This type of effect is… …
96Practical joke device — A practical joke device is a manufactured prop or toy intended to confuse, frighten, or amuse individuals as a prank. Often, these objects are harmless facsimiles of disgusting or terrifying objects, such as vomit or spilled nail polish. In other …
97practical nurse — noun a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑licensed practical nurse, ↑LPN • Hypernyms: ↑nurse * * * noun, pl ⋯ nurses [count] US : a nurse who cares for sick people but… …
98practical reason — noun 1. : reason concerned with the practical accomplishment of chosen ends contrasted with theoretical reason 2. Kantianism : the action or office of reason in matters of the will; specifically : the determination of the grounds or universal… …
99Practical philosophy — The division of philosophy into a practical and a theoretical discipline has its origin in Aristotle s natural philosophy and moral philosophy categories. In Sweden and Finland courses in theoretical and practical philosophy are taught separately …
100Practical Photography — Infobox Magazine title = Practical Photography image size = image caption = editor = Andrew James editor title = Editor frequency = Monthly circulation = category = Photography company = Bauer Consumer Media (Formerly EMAP) publisher = firstdate …
