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Definition of doctoral - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
academicTECH. relating to a doctorate degree or studiesTECH.
- She completed her doctoral research last year.
2.
medicalDated pertaining to a medical doctor or physicianDated
- He attended a doctoral conference for cardiologists.
Expressions with doctoral
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highest academic qualification earned at a university after advanced study and research
She completed her doctoral degree in physics last year.
formal treatise for a doctoral degree
She defended her doctoral dissertation last week.
professor supervising a doctoral student's research
My doctoral advisor helped me design my dissertation research.
lengthy academic work submitted for a doctoral degree
She spent five years working on her doctoral thesis.
Origin of doctoral
Latin, doctor (teacher) + al (pertaining to)
Terms with doctoral included in their meaning
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academic
person with a doctoral degree
degree holder
person with a doctoral degree in medicine
higher education
student enrolled in a master's or doctoral program
academic degree
doctoral degree in arts, humanities, or social sciences
abr: Doctor of Education
doctoral degree given for education studies
doctoral status
status of having finished all doctoral requirements except the dissertation
public health professional
expert in public health with a doctoral degree
abr: pre-doctoral student
student working before starting a doctoral program
abr: pre-doctoral fellow
person doing research before earning a doctoral degree
doctoral studies
relating to the period before earning a doctoral degree
doctoral candidate
person studying for a Doctor of Philosophy degree
university research
professor supervising a doctoral student's research
academic requirement
lengthy academic work submitted for a doctoral degree
academic research
relating to research or study after a doctoral degree
academic writing
formal treatise for a doctoral degree
education
paid research position taken after completing a doctoral degree
Examples of doctoral in a sentence
The doctoral program requires extensive research. She published a doctoral thesis on neurology. The doctoral seminar focused on innovative surgical techniques.
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- French:doctoral, médical, ...
- German:doktoral, ärztlich, ...
- Italian:dottorale, medico, ...
- Spanish:doctoral, médico, ...
- Portuguese:doutoral, médico, ...
- Chinese:博士的, 医学的, ...
- Japanese:博士の, 医学の, ...
- Arabic:دكتوراه, طِبِّي, ...
- Hebrew:דוֹקְטוֹרְיאָלִי, רְפוּאִי, ...
- Russian:докторский, врачебный, ...
- Ukrainian:докторський, лікарський, ...
- Hindi:डॉक्टरेट, चिकित्सकीय, ...
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