Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 13 compound words that contain conventional. The most common are listed below. Open conventional in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- conventional wisdomA belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close examination.
- conventional warfareThe waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons.
- conventional weaponA weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature.
- conventional ovenAn oven that uses radiant heat (such as from burners or heating elements) and does not use a fan to recirculate heated air, nor any other technology such as electromagnetic induction.
- conventional memoryThe first 640 kilobytes of RAM in an IBM-compatible PC.
- conventional PCIPCI (the computer bus), as opposed to the newer PCI Express.
- conventional warA war fought using conventional warfare.
- conventional weaponsplural of conventional weapon: A weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature.
- conventional ovensplural of conventional oven: An oven that uses radiant heat (such as from burners or heating elements) and does not use a fan to recirculate heated air, nor any other technology such as electromagnetic induction.
- conventional mortgage loanA fixed- or adjustable-rate, fully amortized loan secured by a mortgage or deed of trust that is not insured or guaranteed by an agency of the federal government (such as FHA or VA). (Source: Office of Thrift Supervision …
- conventional weaponryDestructive implements of warfare which are not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature.
- conventional warsplural of conventional war: A war fought using conventional warfare.
- non-conventionalAlternative form of nonconventional: Not conventional.
- conventional mortgage loansplural of conventional mortgage loan: A fixed- or adjustable-rate, fully amortized loan secured by a mortgage or deed of trust that is not insured or guaranteed by an agency of the federal government (such as FHA or VA). (Source: Office of …
- conventional wisdomsplural of conventional wisdom: A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close examination.
Compound words 13
- conventionalizationThe act or process of rendering something conventional.
- anticonventionalRejecting conventions; opposing what is conventional or mainstream.
- conventionaliseAlternative spelling of conventionalize: To make something conventional.
- conventionalisationAlternative form of conventionalization: The act or process of rendering something conventional.
- counterconventionalOpposing or subverting the normal habit or custom.
- postconventionalBelonging to the last of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, involving a social contract orientation and universal ethical principles.
- preconventionalBelonging to the earliest of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, focusing on self-interest and on obedience for the sake of avoiding punishment.
- nonconventionalNot conventional.
- conventionalismAdherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
- conventionalistOf, pertaining to, or supporting conventionalism