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ac·tu·al

(ăk′cho͞o-əl)adj.1.
a. Existing in reality and not potential, possible, simulated, or false: The actual damages were less than first reported. In the actual test, the mechanism did not work as the computer model predicted. See Synonyms at real1.
b. Based on fact: The actual history of the voyage is different from the popular accounts.
2. Conforming to the characteristics of a group or type; typical: Is he an actual doctor or a fake?
[Middle English, from Old French, active, from Late Latin āctuālis, from Latin āctus, past participle of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

actual

(ˈæktʃʊəl) adj
2. real or genuine
4. (usually preceded by your) informaloftenfacetiousBrit (intensifier): that music's by your actual Mozart, isn't it?.
[C14: actuel existing, from Late Latin āctuālis relating to acts, practical, from Latin āctus act]
Usage: The excessive use of actual and actually should be avoided. They are unnecessary in sentences such as in actual fact, he is forty-two, and he did actually go to the play but did not enjoy it
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ac•tu•al

(ˈæk tʃu əl)
adj.
1. existing in act, fact, or reality; real: an actual case; the actual cost.
2. existing now; present; current: the ship's actual position.
[1275–1325; < Late Latin āctuālis= Latin āctu- (s. of āctusact) + -ālis-al1]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

actual

1. 'actual'

You use actual Publisher download free for mac. to emphasize that the place, object, or person you are talking about is the real or genuine one.

The predicted results and the actual results are very different.
The interpretation bore no relation to the actual words spoken.

Be Careful!
You only use actual in front of a noun. You do not say that something 'is actual'.

2. 'current' and 'present'

You do not use 'actual' to describe something that is happening, being done, or being used at the present time. Instead you use current or present.

The store needs more than $100,000 to survive the current crisis.
Is the present situation really any different from many others in the past?
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
Adj.1.actual - presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; 'the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different'; 'actual and imagined conditions'
potential, possible - existing in possibility; 'a potential problem'; 'possible uses of nuclear power'
2.actual - taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; 'we saw the actual wedding on television'; 'filmed the actual beating'
real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; 'real objects'; 'real people; not ghosts'; 'a film based on real life'; 'a real illness'; 'real humility'; 'Life is real! Life is earnest!'- Longfellow
3.actual - being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; 'her actual motive'; 'a literal solitude like a desert'- G.K.Chesterton; 'a genuine dilemma'
true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; 'the story is true'; 'it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true'- B. Russell; 'the true meaning of the statement'
4.actual - existing in act or fact; 'rocks and trees..the actual world'; 'actual heroism'; 'the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced'
real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; 'real objects'; 'real people; not ghosts'; 'a film based on real life'; 'a real illness'; 'real humility'; 'Life is real! Life is earnest!'- Longfellow
5.actual - being or existing at the present moment; 'the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West'
current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; 'current events'; 'the current topic'; 'current negotiations'; 'current psychoanalytic theories'; 'the ship's current position'
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

actual

adjective
1.genuine, real, true, confirmed, authentic, verified, truthful, bona fide, dinkum(Austral & N.Z. informal)They are using local actors or the actual people involved.
genuinemade-up, probable, untrue, unreal, fictitious
2.real, substantial, concrete, definite, tangibleShe had written some notes, but she hadn't started the actual work.
realsupposed, theoretical, hypothetical
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

actual

adjective
1. Occurring or existing in act or fact:
2. Not counterfeit or copied:
authentic, bona fide, genuine, good, indubitable, original, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable.
3. In agreement or correspondence with fact:
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skutečný
aktuálisfennállójelenlegiténylegesvalóságos
실제의
faktiškasiš tikrųjųtiesą sakanttikrastikroviškumas
faktisk
gerçekgerçekte

actual

[ˈæktjʊəl]A.ADJ
1. (= real) → real
the actual number is much higher than that → el número real es mucho más alto
the film was based on actual events → la película estaba basada en hechosreales
let's take an actual case/example → tomemos un caso/ejemploconcreto
there is no actual contract → no hay contratopropiamentedicho
you met an actual film star? → ¿has conocido a una estrella de cine de verdad?
in actual fact → en realidad
actual size → tamañomreal
Actual
2. (= precise) [amount, figure] → exacto; [words] → exacto, textual
I don't remember the actual figures → no recuerdo las cifrasexactas
what were his actual words? → ¿cuáles fueron sus palabrasexactasor textuales?
3. (= very) they couldn't find the actual gun that was used → no encontraron el arma que se utilizó
the film used the actual people involved as actors → la películautilizó como actores a los implicados

Actual Synonym

4. (= proper) the actual wedding procession starts at eleven → el desfile de bodapropiamentedichoempieza a las once
on the actual day somebody will carry that for you → ese día alguien lo llevará por ti
B.CPDactual bodily harmN (Jur) → dañosmplfísicos, lesionesfplcorporales
actual lossN (Comm) → pérdidafefectiva
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

actual

[ˈæktʃuəl]adj
(= real, genuine) [people, events] → réel(le), véritable; [number, words] → exact(e)
The film is based on actual events → Le filmrepose sur des faitsréels.
What's the actual amount? → Quel est le montantexact?
(for emphasis) → à proprement parler
The actual wedding ceremony starts at 10am → La cérémonie du mariageà proprement parlercommence à 10 heures.actual bodily harm n → coupsmpl et blessuresfpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

actual

adj
→ eigentlich; reason, price also, result → tatsächlich; case, example → konkret; in actual fact → eigentlich; what were his actual words? → was genau hat er gesagt?; this is the actual house → das ist hier das Haus; there is no actual contract → es besteht kein eigentlicherVertrag; your actual …(inf) → ein echter/eine echte/ein echtes …, der/die/das echte …; actual size →
(= precise) → genau; I don’t remember the actual figures → ich erinnere mich nicht an die genauenZahlen
(= existing now) → derzeitig; actual state or situation → Ist-Zustandm
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

actual

[ˈæktjʊəl]adj (amount, result) → reale, vero/a, effettivo/a; (example) → concreto/a
in actual fact → in realtà
what were his actual words? → cosa ha dettoesattamente?
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
Actual

actual

(ˈӕktʃuəl) adjective
real; existing; not imaginary. In actual fact he is not as stupid as you think he is. in werklikheid فِعْلِي، حَقِيقِي، رَاهِن действителен real skutečný tatsächlich faktisk; virkelig πραγματικόςreal tegelik واقعی todellinen réelבפועל, ממשי, אמיתי वास्तविक stvaran tényleges riil, sebenarnya raunverulegur reale 現実の 실제의 faktiškas, tikras īsts; patiess; faktisks hakikat sebenar werkelijkvirkelig, faktiskrzeczywisty, faktyczny په واقعي ډول real real действительный; существующий skutočný resničen stvaran faktisk, verklig แท้จริง gerçek, gerçekte 實際的 дійсний; справжній حقیقی ، واقعی thực sự 实际的
ˌactuˈality (-ˈӕ-) noun
(a) reality. the actuality of the situation. werklikheid حَقِيقَة، حَالِيَّة действителност realidade skutečnost, realita die Wirklichkeit virkelighed πραγματικότηταrealidad tegelikkus واقعیت todellisuus réalité מַמָשׁוּת वास्तव में/वस्तुत: stvarnost valóság benar-benar raunveruleiki realtà 現実 현존 tikroviškumas īstenība; realitāte kebenaran werkelijkheidvirkelighet realność رښتيا realidade realitate действительность realita stvarnost stvarnost verklighet, faktum ความจริง gerçek, hakikat 現實 дійсність, реальність واقعیت ،امر واقع sự thực 现实
ˈactually adverb
1. really. She actually saw the accident happen. regtig فِي الوَاقِع، فِي الحَقِيقَة، فِعْلاً действително na realidade skutečně, opravdu wirklich faktisk; faktiskt; virkelig; virkeligt πραγματικά, όντωςen realidad, realmente tõepoolest واقعاً؛ در عمل todella réellement באמת, ממש, בעצם, בפועל वास्तव में stvarno valóban benar-benar, sebenarnya raunverulega in realtà; veramente, realmente 実際に 실제로 iš tikrųjų īstenībā; patiesībā memang betul echtegentlig, faktiskrzeczywiście, faktycznie په رښتيا سره، واقعاً. na realidade într-adevăr действительно skutočne, naozaj v resnici zaista verkligen, faktiskt อย่างที่เกิดขึ้นตามจริง gerçekten, hakikaten 實際上 справді, дійсно در اصل thực sự 实际上
2. in fact. Actually, I'm doing something else this evening. eintlik فِي الحَقِيقَه всъщност de fato ve skutečnosti, vlastně eigentlich faktisk; i virkeligheden στην πραγματικότητα de hecho tegelikult در واقع itse asiassa en faitלמעשה, לאמיתו של דבר zapravo a helyzet az, hogy.. sesungguhnya raunar in realtà 本当のことをいうと 사실은 tiesą sakant faktiski sebenarnya eigenlijk faktisk, i virkelighetenwłaściwie په واقعيت كي de facto de fapt на самом деле v skutočnosti, vlastne pravzaprav zapravo faktiskt, egentligen ตามความเป็นจริง gerçekte, aslında 事實上 насправді در اصل ، فی الحقیقت thực tế 事实上
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actual

→ فِعْلِيّ skutečný faktiskwirklichπραγματικόςreal varsinainenréel

Actual Interim

stvaran

Actually

reale 実際の 실제의daadwerkelijkfaktiskrzeczywistyrealфактический faktisk ที่จริงgerçek thực sự实际的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

actual

adv. en realidad, actualmente;
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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If you want to measure the actual size of a small object in inches or centimeters and you don’t have a real ruler at hand, this virtual on-screen online ruler will help you. You can make the necessary measurements on any device that allows you to browse the web. This online app works on both computers with a large screen (laptops, PCs, monoblocks or smart TVs) and mobile gadgets (phones, phablets, tablets, e-ink readers). The maximum length of the ruler (fully visible when displayed on a sufficient screen) is 20 inches, or 50 centimeters (500 millimeters) for the metric scale option.

💁 How to use this online ruler

For the ruler to display correctly (i.e., in proportion to the actual physical size), it must be calibrated. You can calibrate it in one of the following two ways:

  1. 📱 💻 📺 Set screen diagonal

    This is the most reliable and easy way. Specify the size of the diagonal of your screen in inches ('). Enter this value in the input field located in the lower left corner of the ruler image. Then click the or press the button on the keyboard. You can also select the size from the drop-down list (which opens when you click the button , which is adjacent to the numeric input field). This presents many of the most common options among users.

    The diagonal of the current device's display, automatically detected by the browser, is . In most practical cases, this calculated value does not correspond to the real extent and is instead proposed for consideration as an approximate one for consideration purposes. This circumstance is caused by the existing constraint imposed by the specifics of the interaction of modern web browsers (none of which has the functionality of providing web applications with access to information about the display’s physical parameters) with operating systems. Depending on the type and class of device, the probable error varies in a range of up to several centimeters, or 1 inch. Accordingly, to the best possible, the reliability of the indications of the uncalibrated online ruler will differ from the standard. Nevertheless, the deviation may be minimal. In this case, the initially visualized ruler will be suitable for measurements that do not require high accuracy (especially when measuring small objects).

    If you do not know the exact value of your screen’s diagonal, you can find it in the technical documentation attached to the device, or simply search the Internet for the model name.
    If for some reason this information is difficult to obtain and you have a standard plastic card with you, you can use the second method. ↓

  2. 💳 Fit to the width of a plastic card

    You can also calibrate the on-screen ruler using a bank payment card. Its standard width is 3.37 inches (3 3⁄8 inches), or 85.6 mm (8 centimeters, 56 millimeters) for the metric measurement. For your convenience, the corresponding sign is plotted under the scale of the ruler. Change the diagonal value in the input field until the edge of the plastic card attached (oriented horizontally) to the screen coincides with the black stroke to the left of the icon.

    Using this method in addition to the first method will allow you to determine the size of the display diagonal. To avoid the known inconvenience associated with selecting a number by successive manual input, bring it to the desired value using the vertical scroll arrows that appear on the right side of the input field when you hover the cursor over it (when using the virtual ruler on a PC).

📏🔧 How the ruler’s actual size is achieved

Based on the browser-defined screen height and width, the script:
  1. calculates the diagonal in pixels (it does not matter if the number of virtual pixels on which the browser operates is the actual physical resolution of the display);
  2. calculates the PPI (pixels per inch) of the screen: the resulting diagonally expressed diagonal is divided by the user's diagonal value in inches;
  3. determines the length of the ruler in pixels, the corresponding real 50 centimeters: the PPI value is multiplied by expressed in inches 50 centimeters. For inch scale, it is simply multiplied by 20.

⚠️ ️Note

Keep in mind that the above instructions for setting up the ruler are valid only when the following conditions apply:

  • Standard page scale adjustment in your browser (this is true for desktop browsers). When the scale is zoomed in/out, the ruler scale will shrink/stretch (along with other elements on the page that are subject to transformation during scaling). This will lead to a significant distortion of the online ruler readings. If you often, for example, change the font sizes on sites, be sure to set the scale to 100%;
  • JavaScript is enabled;
  • The ability to download images is enabled.