FUNCTIONALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does functionally mean? 

• FUNCTIONALLY (adverb)
  The adverb FUNCTIONALLY has 1 sense:

1. with respect to function

  Familiarity information: FUNCTIONALLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUNCTIONALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With respect to function

Context example:

the two units are functionally interdependent

Pertainym:

functional (relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure)

 Context examples 

IL18 is a cytokine that resembles IL1 structurally and IL12 functionally.

(Interleukin-18, NCI Thesaurus)

The organization of chromatin into loops permits the partitioning of chromatin into topologically independent domains, and is thought to facilitate its compartmentation into functionally independent regions.

(Chromatin Loop, NCI Thesaurus)

Functionally, LIM domain containing proteins have been implicated in cell lineage specification, cytoskeletal organization, and organ development.

(LIM Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

Eph receptor tyrosine kinases and their ligands, the ephrins, appear to lie functionally at the interface between pattern formation and morphogenesis.

(Ephrin Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)

A family of proteins that are related structurally and functionally and are inhibitors of apoptosis.

(IAP Family Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

A small bundle of nerve fibers that is more or less associated functionally.

(Fascicle, NCI Thesaurus)

Immunoglobulin Family members include hundreds of functionally diverse proteins, such as Immunoglobulins, the muscle kinase titin, and receptor tyrosine kinases.

(Immunoglobulin Family Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

CAV2 interacts directly with G-protein alpha subunits and can functionally regulate their activity.

(Caveolin 2, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic chemical which structurally or functionally resembles a naturally occurring compound.

(Analog, NCI Thesaurus)

A growing number of proteins that are specifically located to this membrane seem to participate in functionally organizing the nucleus.

(Nuclear Inner Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)