causal
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”); see cause.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
causal (comparative more causal, superlative most causal)
- of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing
- There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.
- 2021 February 24, Greg Morse, “Great Heck: a tragic chain of events”, in RAIL, number 925, page 44:
- Time changes attitudes, and while Hart's actions in driving when not fit to do so were certainly in the causal chain of the Great Heck accident, how many other drivers were out there driving when too fatigued to do so?
Usage notesEdit
- See usage notes at causally.
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
of, relating to or being a cause of something
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NounEdit
causal (plural causals)
Further readingEdit
- “causal” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “causal” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa.
AdjectiveEdit
causal (masculine and feminine plural causals)
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
causal (feminine causale, masculine plural causaux, feminine plural causales)
Further readingEdit
- “causal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
causal m or f (plural causais, comparable)
- causal (of, relating to or being a cause of something)
Derived termsEdit
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SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
causal (plural causales)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “causal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014