Definitions for hierarchicalˌhaɪ əˈrɑr kɪ kəl, haɪˈrɑr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hi•er•ar•chi•calˌhaɪ əˈrɑr kɪ kəl, haɪˈrɑr-(adj.)
also hi`er•ar′chic
of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
Origin of hierarchical:
1425–75
hi`er•ar′chi•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
hierarchical, hierarchal, hierarchic(adj)
classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
"it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"
Wiktionary
hierarchical(Adjective)
Pertaining to a hierarchy.
hierarchical(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order.
hierarchical(Adjective)
Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.
It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art. - source?
Origin: Compare French hiérarchique
Webster Dictionary
Hierarchical(adj)
pertaining to a hierarchy
Translations for hierarchical
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
hierarchical(adjective)
(an) arrangement (of usually people in a group, also things etc) in order of rank, importance etc.
- hiërargiesAfrikaans
- تَدَرُّجي، تسلسليArabic
- йерархическиBulgarian
- hierárquicoPortuguese (BR)
- hierarchickýCzech
- hierarchischGerman
- hierakiskDanish
- ιεραρχικόςGreek
- jerárquicoSpanish
- hierarhilineEstonian
- سلسله مراتبیFarsi
- hierarkkinenFinnish
- hiérarchiqueFrench
- מִדרָגִיHebrew
- शासक पुरिहित वर्गHindi
- hijerarhijskiCroatian
- hierarchikusHungarian
- menurut hierarkiIndonesian
- stigveldis-Icelandic
- gerarchicoItalian
- 階級制のJapanese
- 계층제의Korean
- hierarchinisLithuanian
- hierarhisksLatvian
- mengikut hierakiMalay
- hierarchischDutch
- hierarkiskNorwegian
- hierarchicznyPolish
- سلسله مراتبیPersian
- دمراتبو سلسلهPashto
- hierárquicoPortuguese
- ierarhicRomanian
- иерархическийRussian
- hierarchickýSlovak
- hierarhičenSlovenian
- hijerarhijskiSerbian
- hierarkiskSwedish
- การจัดระบบตามลำดับขั้นThai
- hiyerarşik, aşama sırasına aitTurkish
- 階層式Chinese (Trad.)
- ієрархічнийUkrainian
- سلسلے سے مرتبUrdu
- thuộc về hệ thống thứ bậcVietnamese
- 等级的Chinese (Simp.)
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