English Dictionary

classical

/ˈklæsɪkl̩/

adj

Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. / Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.

She is a classical musician.

意味（1）

Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

... Mr. Greaves, who may be juſtly reckoned a Claſſical Author on this Subject.

意味（2）

Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.

Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.

意味（3）

(music) Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

意味（4）

(informal, music) Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.

意味（5）

Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.

He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college.

意味（6）

Knowledgeable or skilled in the classics; versed in the classics.

a classical scholar

意味（7）

Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined

classical dance.

意味（8）

(physics) Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.

意味（9）

(cryptography) In contrast to quantum computing; pertaining to cryptographic algorithms that are not designed to resist attack by quantum computers, or cryptanalysis that does not take quantum computer capabilities into account. In some contexts may instead refer to older cryptographic algorithms, e.g. classical ciphers.