From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Weaponsconventionalcon‧ven‧tion‧al /kənˈvenʃənəl/ ●●○W3AWL adjective1[only before noun]ORDINARY a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
Internet connections through conventional phone lines are fairly slow.
Bake for 20 minutes in a conventional oven; 8 in a microwave.► see thesaurus at normal2CONVENTIONALalways following the behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal, right, and socially acceptable, so that you seem slightly boring
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He is conventional in his approach to life.3 →(the) conventional wisdom4[only before noun]PMW conventional weapons and wars do not use nuclearexplosives or weapons
conventional forces5 →conventional medicine —conventionally adverb —conventionality /kənˌvenʃəˈnæləti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusconventional• The hospital provides both conventional and alternativemedicaltreatments.• They argued that the use of atomic weapons violated both conventional and customaryinternationallaw.• Acupuncture may work, but I still believe in a more conventionalapproach to medicine.• The zoneblitz can fluster an offense because it looks nothing like a conventional blitz.• In conventional data processing, on the other hand, files are seen as a department or singleapplicationresource.• Urgingrestraint in the development of conventional forces, the statement said that otherwise these could exacerbate political tensions.• Rosemary led a quiet, conventional life until she went to college.• Although expensive, it lasts longer and uses less energy than a conventional light bulb.• It can be used to transmit computer data to and from sites where conventional lines are not available.• Her outrageousstage act is seen as a challenge to conventionalmorality.• A microwavecooks food much faster than a conventionaloven.• My mother was very conventional - she didn't approve of my hippielifestyle.• a young man with conventionaltastes in clothes and music• This feeling has nothing to do with conventionalviews about conduct, or conventional morality, or ethics.• a new proposal to limitconventional weapons in Europe• Conventionalwisdom holds that more money for educationmeans better schools for children.• That was the conventional wisdom in conventional Western business circles, in cautious places like New York and Frankfurt.• She ended her letter with a conventional "Yours Sincerely."conventional in• John is fairly conventional in his tastes.From Longman Business Dictionaryconventionalcon‧ven‧tion‧al /kənˈvenʃənəl/ adjectivea conventional way of doing something is the way that has been used or available for some time and is considered to be normalstandard conventional fixed-rate mortgagesConventional measures of stock prices really aren’t good guides to value.
