technical

[ tek-ni-kuhl ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like:

   technical skill.

2. peculiar to or characteristic of a particular art, science, profession, trade, etc.:

   technical details.

3. using terminology or treating subject matter in a manner peculiar to a particular field, as a writer or a book:

   a technical report.

4. skilled in or familiar in a practical way with a particular art, trade, etc., as a person.
5. of, relating to, or showing technique.
6. technically demanding or difficult:

   a technical violin sonata; a technical ski run.

7. designed or used for technically demanding sports or other activities:

   technical apparel.

8. pertaining to or connected with the mechanical or industrial arts and the applied sciences:

   a technical school.

9. so considered from a point of view in accordance with a stringent interpretation of the rules:

   a military engagement ending in a technical defeat.

10. concerned with or dwelling on technicalities:

    You're getting too technical for me.

11. noting a market in which prices are determined largely by supply and demand and other such internal factors rather than by general business, economic, or psychological factors that influence market activity:

    technical weakness or strength.

technical

/ ˈtɛknɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or specializing in industrial, practical, or mechanical arts and applied sciences

   a technical institute

2. skilled in practical and mechanical arts rather than theoretical or abstract thinking
3. relating to or characteristic of a particular field of activity

   the technical jargon of linguistics

4. existing by virtue of a strict application of the rules or a strict interpretation of the wording

   a technical loophole in the law

   a technical victory

5. of, derived from, or showing technique

   technical brilliance

6. (of a financial market) having prices determined by internal speculative or manipulative factors rather than by general or economic conditions

   a technical rally

Derived Forms

• ˈtechnically, adverb
• ˈtechnicalness, noun

Other Words From

• tech·ni·cal·ly adverb
• tech·ni·cal·ness noun
• hy·per·tech·ni·cal adjective
• hy·per·tech·ni·cal·ness noun
• non·tech·ni·cal adjective
• non·tech·ni·cal·ness noun
• o·ver·tech·ni·cal adjective
• pre·tech·ni·cal adjective
• qua·si-tech·ni·cal adjective
• un·tech·ni·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of technical¹

First recorded in 1610–20; technic + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Epic’s Unreal Engine platform provides the technical framework for the MetaHuman project.

From Popular-Science

In this case, ORCAA didn’t evaluate the technical design of the tool itself.

From MIT Technology Review

Creating a cultureBut beyond these technical and strategic steps, educators should strive to develop a safe, welcoming culture where individuals can express their disability and advocate for their needs.

From Popular-Science

That will require more technical implementation that he said is expected to be completed by the end of February.

From Digiday

On Wednesday, Arlington nearly doubled that number, sending about 200 career and technical education students back into classrooms.

From Washington Post

Several times, either because they forgot or they had a technical problem, they connected directly, and we could see them.

From The Daily Beast

This was achieved only by a relentless program of technical advances.

From The Daily Beast

Good intelligence comes when multiple sources and types (human, technical, open) of information are pulled together.

From The Daily Beast

He read technical journals about film and haunted the theaters and film production companies.

From The Daily Beast

But these were technical solutions and unlikely to inspire protests alone.

From The Daily Beast

Tausig possessed this repose in a technical way, and his touch was marvellous; but he never drew the tears to your eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

In practice we find a good deal of technical study comes into the college stage.

From Project Gutenberg

Concurrently with it there will be going on, as I have said, a man's special technical training.

From Project Gutenberg

He has gone through such technical studies as no one else has except Tausig, perhaps.

From Project Gutenberg

Her work is full of life and strength, and her touch shows her confidence in herself and her technical knowledge.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• high-tech
• industrial
• mechanical
• professional
• scholarly
• scientific
• special
• specialized
• technological
• vocational