technical

American  

[tek-ni-kuhl] / ˈtɛk nɪ kəl /

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.

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technical British  

/ 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

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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

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

Example Sentences

Control of the domains allowed Google to both shut down the public websites and technical back-end of the company, which operates using more than a dozen brand names.

From The Wall Street Journal

The NHS said a "technical issue" caused the errors in the report, and it "cannot happen again".

From BBC

Deron Wagner, founder and CEO of Morpheus Trading Group, has adopted a psychology-first methodology to the stock market that prioritizes mastering emotions — fear, greed, hope and regret — before learning technical analysis.

From MarketWatch

It would also make other technical changes to encourage developers to build more subsidized, affordable housing.

From Los Angeles Times

The stock is in the midst of a five-week winning streak and has closed higher in 11 of the last 15 sessions, signaling that a technical turnaround may be firmly in place.

From Barron's

Related Words

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