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observational | observed |

As an adjective observational

is (science) based on or pertaining to scientific observation.

As a verb observed is

(observe).

observational

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (science) Based on or pertaining to scientific observation.
  • *
    •    An alternative way of defending the proposal to conflate NP MOVEMENT with XP MOVEMENT would be to question the observational adequacy of the claim that NP MOVEMENT only ever has NP constituents as its target. Sentences such as the following (from Radford (1981), p. 210) might be used to support the claim that NP MOVEMENT can indeed ‘raise? constituents other than NP:
    (23) (a)      [AP Rather plump''] seems — to be how he likes his girlfriends
    (23) (b)      [PP ''In Paris''] seems — to be where they first met
    (23) (c)      [ADVP ''A little too casually''] seems — to have been how he addressed the judge
    (23) (d)      [CP ''For the Prime Minister to resign     ] would seem — to be unthinkable
  • Pertaining to observation in general.

    • Related terms

    * observationalism * observationalist * observationality

    observed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (observe)
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4] (pdf) from [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/chemistry/chemical-synthesis/learning-center/aldrichimica-acta.html Sigma-Aldrich
  • ::N-substituted pyrroles are much less reactive than the other 5-membered 1,3-dienes; no reaction was observed between N-(trimethylsilyl) pyrrole or N-benzylpyrrole with Smith’s diene (4) under thermal or high pressure (4 days at 14 kbar) conditions, even in the presence of Lewis acids.