functional

[Eng. function; -al.] 1. Ord. Lang.: Pertaining to some office or duty. 2. Math.: Pertaining to functions. *func-tion-al-ize, v . t . [Eng. functional; -ize.] To place in some function or office; to a ign a certain function to. func-tion-al-ly, adv. [Eng. functional; -ly.] In a functional manner; by means of functions. "It is likewise most interesting to find that those species with a comparatively defective dentition, as the horned Ruminants for example, manifest transitorily in the embryo state the germs of upper incisors and canines, which disappear before birth, but which were retained and functionally developed in the cloven-footed A no plot here." Owen: Brit. Fo . Mam . (1846), 433. IMG:content-0233.png:[blocks in formation] fundamental-ti ue, s. Bot.: A ti ue often consisting of thin-walled succulent parenchyma containing starch, though sometimes having other forms of cells. fundamental-tones, s. pl. Music: The tones from which harmonies are generated.