technical

[ tek-ni-kuh l ]

/ ˈtɛk nɪ kəl /

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adjective

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

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

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

skilled in or familiar in a practical way with a particular art, trade, etc., as a person.

of, relating to, or showing technique.

technically demanding or difficult: a technical violin sonata; a technical ski run.

designed or used for technically demanding sports or other activities: technical apparel.

pertaining to or connected with the mechanical or industrial arts and the applied sciences: a technical school.

so considered from a point of view in accordance with a stringent interpretation of the rules: a military engagement ending in a technical defeat.

concerned with or dwelling on technicalities: You're getting too technical for me.

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.

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Origin of technical

First recorded in 1610–20; technic + -al¹

Related forms

tech·ni·cal·ly, adverbtech·ni·cal·ness, nounhy·per·tech·ni·cal, adjectivehy·per·tech·ni·cal·ly, adverb

hy·per·tech·ni·cal·ness, nounnon·tech·ni·cal, adjectivenon·tech·ni·cal·ly, adverbnon·tech·ni·cal·ness, nouno·ver·tech·ni·cal, adjectiveo·ver·tech·ni·cal·ly, adverbpre·tech·ni·cal, adjectivepre·tech·ni·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-tech·ni·cal, adjectivequa·si-tech·ni·cal·ly, adverbun·tech·ni·cal, adjectiveun·tech·ni·cal·ly, adverb

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Several times, either because they forgot or they had a technical problem, they connected directly, and we could see them.
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This was achieved only by a relentless program of technical advances.
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Good intelligence comes when multiple sources and types (human, technical, open) of information are pulled together.
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But these were technical solutions and unlikely to inspire protests alone.
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There, Wynd confesses that he had spent the night sleeping on the floor, after a technical glitch was discovered around midnight.
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He had been too busy in technical high school to be office boy for some time past.
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The technical reader will at once grasp the idea thus embodied, and will need no further description of the details of working.
Sharps and Flats|John Nevil Maskelyne
Special pleasure was afforded me by the development of the Technical High School.
The Kaiser's Memoirs|William II, German Emperor
It will not be necessary to enter into a technical description of these plans.
St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886|Various
Technical diminishing returns are often confused with historical diminishing returns.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter

British Dictionary definitions for technical

technical

/ (ˈtɛknɪkəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or specializing in industrial, practical, or mechanical arts and applied sciencesa technical institute

skilled in practical and mechanical arts rather than theoretical or abstract thinking

relating to or characteristic of a particular field of activitythe technical jargon of linguistics

existing by virtue of a strict application of the rules or a strict interpretation of the wordinga technical loophole in the law; a technical victory

of, derived from, or showing techniquetechnical brilliance

(of a financial market) having prices determined by internal speculative or manipulative factors rather than by general or economic conditionsa technical rally

Derived Formstechnically, adverbtechnicalness, noun

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Word Origin and History for technical

technical

adj.

1610s, "skilled in a particular art or subject," formed in English from Greek tekhnikos "of art," from tekhne "art, skill, craft" (see techno-). The sense narrowed to "having to do with the mechanical arts" (1727). Basketball technical foul (one which does not involve contact between opponents) is recorded from 1934. Boxing technical knock-out (one in which the loser is not knocked out) is recorded from 1921; abbreviation TKO is from 1940s.

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