(1):
(a.) Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry.
(2):
(a.) Of or pertaining to practice or action.
(3):
(a.) Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
(4):
(a.) Derived from practice; as, practical skill.