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formal(1)(dictionary)
formal(2)(dictionary)
formal system(encyclopedia)
formal operations(medicine)
formal 1, adjective(dictionary)
formal 2, noun(dictionary)
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air pollutants, occupational (medicine)


air pollutants, occupational
Air pollutants found in the work area. They are usually produced by the specific Nature of the occupation.


formal(1) (iou)



formal adjective. LME.
[Latin formalis, from forma: see FORM noun, -AL1.]
a. Philosophy. Of or pertaining to the form or constitutive essence of a thing; essential. LME.
R. South Deceit is the formal, constituent reason of hypocrisy.
b. Pertaining to the specific form of an animal or plant. LME-L17.
c. Of or pertaining to the outward form, shape, appearance, arrangement, or external qualities of a thing. Formerly also (of knowledge), theoretical. M17.
F. W. Robertson All living unity is spiritual, not formal.
d. Logic. Concerned with the form, not the matter, of reasoning. M19.
Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with recognized rules or conventions, esp. of Art. LME.
U. Bentley We've done away with formal grammar and parsing and all that rubbish. W. S. Churchill The Treaty..bound Louis, not only in formal terms, but by a gentleman's agreement, to recognise..William III as King.
b. Of a story: elaborately constructed; circumstantial. L16-E18.
c. Made in proper form, complete; veritable, unmistakable. M17-E18.
Having a definite principle; regular, methodical. LME-E18.
b. Well-formed, regular, shapely. LME-L16.
c. Sound in mind; sane. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
Of a person, action, etc.: rigorously observant of Etiquette, convention, etc.; prim; (unduly) precise or ceremonious. E16.
S. Hill Her voice was cool, formal. A. Brookner Her manners were charming and formal.
Valid or correctly so called in virtue of its form; explicit and definite, not merely tacit or accepted as equivalent. M16.
Connected with or accompanied by form or ceremony; (of dress) suitable for a polite or ceremonial occasion. L16.
E. Roosevelt The President..gave a formal reception for me: all were seated according to protocol.
That is so merely in outward form or appearance. L16-M18.
(Excessively) regular or symmetrical; stiff, methodical. L16.
M. Girouard The formal Italianate Garden, with..parterres patterned with bedded-out flowers.
Merely a matter of convention; routine, perfunctory; having the form without the spirit. M17.
G. Greene The papers which might just get him past a formal cursory examination.
Special collocations: formal cause: see CAUSE noun. formal concept [translating German formaler Begriff] a concept of logic free from the descriptive content that would restrict it to any particular subject-matter. formal Education Education in an academic institution. formal operations: see OPERATION 6b. formal sin a forbidden or sinful action done with evil intent.
formalness noun L17.