DOCTORAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doctoral mean? 

• DOCTORAL (adjective)
  The adjective DOCTORAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a doctor or doctorate

  Familiarity information: DOCTORAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOCTORAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a doctor or doctorate

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

doctoral; doctorial

Context example:

doctorial candidates

Pertainym:

doctor (a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution)

doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)

Derivation:

doctor (a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution)

doctorate (one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university)

 Context examples 

Provides support and time for an intensive, supervised research career development experience to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree who are committed to a career in laboratory or clinically-based research.

(Clinical Investigator Award (CIA), NCI Thesaurus)

A doctoral degree awarded on the basis of advanced study and research in engineering.

(Doctor of Engineering, NCI Thesaurus)

A doctoral degree for experienced social work practitioners in advanced practice, research and/or policy analysis (although some DSW recipients are not social workers).

(Doctor of Social Work, NCI Thesaurus)

It is awarded predominantly in doctoral level science programs such as engineering, information systems, medical and health sciences, and health economics.

(Doctor of Science, NCI Thesaurus)

Starting with FY1999 Pre-and Post-doctoral fellows became eligible for DCEG Intramural Research Awards.

(Intramural Research Award, NCI Thesaurus)

"That large impact would have blasted enough material off the surface of Mars to form a ring," said Andrew Hesselbrock, a doctoral student at Purdue who helped develop the model.

(Mars May Have Had Rings, and May Once Again, VOA News)

“These electrostatic forces increase frictional thresholds,” said Josh Mendez Harper, a Georgia Tech geophysics and electrical engineering doctoral student who is the paper’s lead author.

('Electric Sands' Cover Titan, VOA News)

Nurse educators are registered nurses prepared at the graduate or doctoral level who prepare students for nursing practice at a variety of levels, including entry level, continuing education, advanced practice, and specialty practice.

(Nurse Educator, NCI Thesaurus)

The Naturopathic Doctor (N.D.) degree is a degree awarded for graduates who have completed a medical doctoral program in accredited school.

(Naturopathic Doctor, NCI Thesaurus)

The Doctor of Chiropractic degree is a degree awarded for graduates who have completed a medical doctoral program in accredited chiropractic college.

(Doctor of Chiropractic, NCI Thesaurus)