technical
Americanadjective
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belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like.
technical skill.
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peculiar to or characteristic of a particular art, science, profession, trade, etc..
technical details.
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using terminology or treating subject matter in a manner peculiar to a particular field, as a writer or a book.
a technical report.
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skilled in or familiar in a practical way with a particular art, trade, etc., as a person.
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of, relating to, or showing technique.
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technically demanding or difficult.
a technical violin sonata; a technical ski run.
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designed or used for technically demanding sports or other activities.
technical apparel.
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pertaining to or connected with the mechanical or industrial arts and the applied sciences.
a technical school.
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so considered from a point of view in accordance with a stringent interpretation of the rules.
a military engagement ending in a technical defeat.
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concerned with or dwelling on technicalities.
You're getting too technical for me.
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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.
adjective
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of, relating to, or specializing in industrial, practical, or mechanical arts and applied sciences
a technical institute
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skilled in practical and mechanical arts rather than theoretical or abstract thinking
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relating to or characteristic of a particular field of activity
the technical jargon of linguistics
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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
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of, derived from, or showing technique
technical brilliance
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(of a financial market) having prices determined by internal speculative or manipulative factors rather than by general or economic conditions
a technical rally
Other Word Forms
- hypertechnical adjective
- hypertechnicalness noun
- nontechnical adjective
- nontechnicalness noun
- overtechnical adjective
- pretechnical adjective
- quasi-technical adjective
- technically adverb
- technicalness noun
- untechnical adjective
Etymology
Origin of technical
Example Sentences
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“I am no longer needed for the actual technical work of my job,” AI entrepreneur Matt Shumer wrote in a viral blog post this week.
She added: “I do not have the technical expertise to make any sort of substantive changes to anything.”
From Los Angeles Times
The evidence from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter indicates that these hunters combined technical skill with forward planning.
From Science Daily
NBA rules deliver an automatic suspension to any player or coach once he receives a 16th technical foul during any regular season.
From Barron's
Orchids is a so-called "vibe-coding" tool, meaning people without technical skills can use it to build apps and games by typing a text prompt into a chatbot.
From BBC
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