procedural

US /pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #32554

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to an established way of doing something, especially official rules or methods.

The judge dismissed the case on procedural grounds, not on the facts.
2

adj
Generated automatically by a set of rules rather than designed by hand.

The game uses procedural methods to create endless landscapes.
3

noun
A film or TV show that follows the step-by-step work of solving crimes, especially by police.

She loves a good police procedural with a clever twist at the end.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms ceduralmultiproceduralnonproceduralperiproceduralpostproceduralpreproceduralproceduralismproceduralistproceduralityprocedurallyunprocedural

Related forms proceedableprocessableprocessual

Etymology

From procedure + -al.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# procedural

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəl/
**Frequency rank:** 32554

## Meanings
1. Relating to an established way of doing something, especially official rules or methods.
2. Generated automatically by a set of rules rather than designed by hand.
3. A film or TV show that follows the step-by-step work of solving crimes, especially by police.

## Examples
- The judge dismissed the case on procedural grounds, not on the facts.
- The game uses procedural methods to create endless landscapes.
- She loves a good police procedural with a clever twist at the end.

## Derived Forms
- cedural
- multiprocedural
- nonprocedural
- periprocedural
- postprocedural
- preprocedural
- proceduralism
- proceduralist
- procedurality
- procedurally
- unprocedural

## Related Forms
- proceedable
- processable
- processual

## Etymology
From procedure + -al.

## AI Etymology
Procedural is formed from procedure + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include relating to an established way of doing something, especially official rules or methods and generated automatically by a set of rules rather than designed by hand. The wider family includes derived forms such as cedural, multiprocedural, nonprocedural, periprocedural, and postprocedural; related words such as proceedable, processable, and processual.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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