Engineering Design Process

adverb in a methodical manner; with a systematic approach or order

• The scientist methodically recorded each step of the experiment in his lab notebook.
• She methodically organized her closet by color and season.
• He methodically crushed the competition in the video game tournament.
• The detective methodically pieced together the clues to solve the mystery.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea, in this case 'preliminary' can also be used as a noun to refer to something that precedes or prepares for something else.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case 'preliminary' describes something that comes before the main event or action.

• The preliminary findings of the study will be presented at the conference next week.
• I just got the preliminary results back from the lab, and they look promising!
• I heard some preliminary gossip about the new guy at work, but I'll wait to hear more before judging.
• The artist's preliminary sketches laid the foundation for his masterpiece painting.