preconditioned meaning

preconditioned means prepared in advance by applying specific conditions.

preconditioned :

prepared in advance, conditioned beforehand

adjective

▪ The preconditioned materials were ready before the project started.

▪ The materials were prepared in advance before the project began.

▪ The equipment is preconditioned to operate under high temperatures.

▪ The equipment is set up in advance to work in high temperatures.

paraphrasing

▪ prepared – preconditioned

▪ conditioned – preconditioned

▪ ready – preconditioned

▪ equipped – preconditioned

preconditioned

Pronunciation

preconditioned [priː.kənˈdɪʃ.ənd]

The stress is on 'dition' and sounds like 'pre-con-DISH-uhnd'.

Common phrases and grammar about preconditioned

preconditioned - Common meaning

adjective
prepared in advance, conditioned beforehand

Part of Speech Changes for "preconditioned"

▪ precondition (noun) – requirement or condition in advance

▪ precondition (verb) – to set conditions beforehand

Common Expressions with "preconditioned"

▪ preconditioned materials – materials prepared in advance

▪ preconditioned environment – environment set up beforehand

▪ preconditioned equipment – equipment prepared in advance

▪ preconditioned space – space conditioned beforehand

Important examples of preconditioned in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC word questions, preconditioned is used to describe something that is prepared or conditioned in advance.

▪The preconditioned air helps the machine operate efficiently.
▪The air was prepared beforehand to ensure efficiency.

Example of a confusing word: conditioned (adjusted or adapted)

▪The conditioned air helps the machine operate efficiently.
▪The air was adjusted to ensure efficiency.
"Preconditioned" refers to something that has been prepared or set up in advance to meet specific requirements, such as air that has been treated to a certain condition before use. In contrast, "conditioned" can mean "adjusted" or "adapted" but lacks the implication of being done in advance. The sentence "The conditioned air helps the machine operate efficiently" is grammatically correct but changes the nuance, as it doesn't specify the preparation was done beforehand. Thus, "preconditioned" is the correct term to convey the intended meaning of prior preparation.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC grammar questions, preconditioned is used as an adjective to describe nouns, usually follows standard adjective placement.

▪The preconditioned equipment is ready for use.
▪The equipment prepared in advance is ready for use.

preconditioned

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

preconditioned air

means 'prepared air', used when talking about air that is already conditioned or ready for use.

▪The building uses preconditioned air to maintain a stable temperature.
▪The building uses prepared air to keep the temperature stable.

preconditioned machinery

means 'machinery that has been prepared in advance'.

▪The factory operates with preconditioned machinery to ensure efficiency.
▪The factory uses machinery that has been prepared in advance to ensure efficiency.

Differences between similar words and preconditioned

preconditioned

,

prepared

differences

preconditioned is used to indicate that something was prepared in advance with specific conditions, while prepared is more general for being ready.

preconditioned
▪The preconditioned air was ready for use.
▪The prepared air was ready for use.
prepared
▪The preconditioned air was adjusted to the required temperature.
▪The prepared air was simply ready to be used.

preconditioned

,

conditioned – preconditioned

differences

preconditioned means specifically prepared with certain conditions, while conditioned generally refers to being adapted or trained.

preconditioned
▪The equipment was preconditioned for high performance.
conditioned – preconditioned
▪conditioned – adjusted

Words with the same origin as preconditioned

The origin of preconditioned

preconditioned comes from 'precondition', meaning to set conditions in advance.

Word structure

The word has the prefix 'pre-' (before), root 'condition', and suffix 'ed' (adjective).

Words with the same origin

The root of preconditioned is condition. Words with the same root include condition, conditional, recondition, and unconditional.

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