Syn: hierarchical, hierarchal.
[1913 Webster]
2. Pertaining to a transitive relation between objects by which they may be ordered into a hierarchy; as, a hierarchical relation. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hierarchical — 1560s, from HIERARCHIC (Cf. hierarchic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Hierarchically … Etymology dictionary
hierarchical — [hī΄ər är′ki kəl] adj. of a hierarchy: also hierarchic hierarchically adv … English World dictionary
hierarchical — hierarchy hi‧er‧ar‧chy [ˈhaɪrɑːki ǁ ɑːr ] noun hierarchies PLURALFORM 1. [countable, uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES an organization or structure in which the staff are organized in levels and the people at one level have authority over those below… … Financial and business terms
hierarchical — hier|ar|chi|cal [haıˈra:kıkəl US a:r ] adj if a system, organization etc is hierarchical, people or things are divided into levels of importance hierarchical structure/organization/system etc ▪ a hierarchical society >hierarchically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
hierarchical — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ The company s structure is rigidly hierarchical. ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
hierarchical — hi|er|ar|chi|cal [ ,haıə rarkıkl ] adjective a hierarchical society or organization is one in which differences in status are considered to be very important: the hierarchical structure of medieval society … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hierarchical — [[t]haɪərɑ͟ː(r)kɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A hierarchical system or organization is one in which people have different ranks or positions, depending on how important they are. ...the traditional hierarchical system of military organization … English dictionary
hierarchical — UK [ˌhaɪəˈrɑː(r)kɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌhaɪəˈrɑrkɪk(ə)l] adjective a hierarchical society or organization is one in which differences in status are considered to be very important the hierarchical structure of medieval society … English dictionary
hierarchical — hierarchic, hierarchical Hierarchical is more common, but the choice of form seems to depend on the rhythm of the sentence rather than on any other factor … Modern English usage
hierarchical — adjective 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 • … Useful english dictionary
