doctoral

American  

[dahk-ter-uhl, dahk tawr-uhl] / ˈdɑk tər əl, dɑk ˈtɔr əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the postgraduate level of study leading to a the degree of doctor in any field or profession.

2. characteristic of or belonging to a doctor, especially a medical doctor.

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Example Sentences

"Under normal circumstances, flies stop moving when exposed to strong airflow," said Saldes, now a science research specialist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and a former doctoral student at UTEP.

From Science Daily

The research, led by Clough, a recent doctoral graduate, was published in RSC Analytical Methods and supported by the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts' Meet the Moment Research Initiative.

From Science Daily

An interesting research question for future generations of economics doctoral students would be whether publishing quarterly forecasts actually makes the Fed dumber.

From The Wall Street Journal

A full ten years ago, way back in 1927, Willem had written in his doctoral thesis, done in Germany, that a terrible evil was taking root in that land.

From Literature

"Large impact basins or craters excavate deep into the asteroid, which gives clues about what its interior is made of," said Namya Baijal, a doctoral candidate at the LPL and first author of the paper.

From Science Daily