conceptual

n. One who lives in a convent; a monk or nun; a recluse. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to conception. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act of formulating or making a concept of something.
Syn. -- conceptualization, formulation, formularizing, formularising. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. same as conceptualize. [ British ]
Syn. -- conceive, conceive of, conceptualize, ideate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Metaph.) A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects. Stewart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Metaph.) One who maintains the theory of conceptualism. Stewart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an elaborated concept.
Syn. -- conceptualization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the act of formulating or making a concept of something.
Syn. -- conceptualisation, formulation, formularizing, formularising. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an elaborated concept.
Syn. -- conceptuality. [ WordNet 1.5 ]