English Explanatory Dictionary

technical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Specifically related to a particular discipline.
  2. difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
  3. Of or related to technology.
  4. Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
  5. Relating to, or requiring, technique.
  6. Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
  7. Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
  8. In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
noun
  1. A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
  2. Ellipsis of technical foul.
  3. A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
  4. Ellipsis of technical school.
  5. Ellipsis of technical course.
  6. Ellipsis of technical examination.
  7. Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛk.nɪ.kəl/ [ˈtɛk.nɪ.kl̩] /ˈtɛt.nɪ.kəl/ [ˈtɛt.nɪ.kl̩] /ˈtɛ.nɪ.kəl/ [ˈtɛ.nɪ.kl̩] En-us-technical.ogg /ˈtek.nɪ.kəl/ [ˈtek.nɪ.kl̩]

Word forms

technical more technical most technical technicals

Etymology

From Late Latin technicus + -al, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”). For the late 20th-century origin of the noun sense (vehicle), see Wikipedia.

Synonyms

technic technological technologic

Antonyms

non-technical nontechnical

Related words

technological technically technology

Derived words

aerotechnical agrotechnical ampelotechnical anthropotechnical biotechnical chief technical officer electrotechnical geotechnical histotechnical hydrotechnical hypertechnical medicotechnical nanotechnical overtechnical pharmacotechnical polytechnical pretechnical pseudotechnical psychotechnical pyrotechnical secondary technical school semitechnical sociotechnical subtechnical supertechnical technical analysis technical analyst technical area technical climbing technical college technical cybernetics technical debt technical difficulty technical diving technical drawing technical group technicalia technicalism technicalist technicality technicalization technicalize technical knockout technical meaning technicalness technical pen technical pencil technical school technical sense technical sergeant technical skier technical skiing technical standard technical stop technical submission technical support technical tap technical tee technical term technical university

Translations

Bulgarian: техничен German: handwerklich German: technisch Malayalam: സാങ്കേതിക Tagalog: aghimuin Welsh: technegol
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