causal C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈkɔ.zəl/ UK /ˈkɔː.zəl/ See IPA manual Freq #49721 Meanings 1 adj Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing. There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark. Thesaurus Word family Forms causally Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause. Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # causal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɔ.zəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔː.zəl/ **Frequency rank:** 49721 ## Meanings 1. Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing. ## Examples - There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark. ## Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown