technological

Sometimes tech·no·log·ic

[tek-nuh-loj-i-kuhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.

2. Economics.,  caused by technical advances in production methods.

Other Word Forms

• technologically adverb
• antitechnological adjective
• nontechnologic adjective
• nontechnological adjective
• nontechnologically adverb
• pretechnological adjective
• pretechnologically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of technological¹

First recorded in 1620–30; technolog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

Artificial intelligence has snowballed from a technological innovation to the growth driver of the entire economy and a national-security interest.

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The last time this style of typography took off, Ronald Reagan was in office and the country was undergoing a financial and technological upheaval.

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Everything in Genna’s ecosystem treats Dek as potential food, testing his skills and his species’ arrogant assumption of their physical and technological superiority.

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This technological fossil produced rich portraits of the “Bugonia” characters for the big screen, but behaved like a diva behind the scenes.

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The IEA’s closely watched annual World Energy Outlook outlines both scenarios based on energy supply-and-demand data, economic development, population growth, technological advancements and government policies.

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Related Words

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