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conventional

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl] / kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /




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These operate like conventional motorways but use overhead gantry signs and variable speed limits to regulate traffic flow.

From BBC

Unlike conventional synthetic materials with fixed behaviors, this smart skin can be tuned to respond in multiple ways.

From Science Daily

These four "magnetic" rare earths are mainly used to make permanent magnets, notably neodymium-iron-boron magnets -- about 10 times more powerful than conventional ones.

From Barron's

His role in the group has always been difficult to define because he’s something of an on-the-fly producer and remixer, processing existing sounds and adding warped samples rather than playing a conventional instrument.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Oliver’s answers might seem conventional, but they furnish a welcome alternative to much contemporary self-help literature.

From The Wall Street Journal