technical

[ tek-ni-kuh l ]

/ ˈtɛk nɪ kəl /

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.

Nearby words

teched, techie, technetium, technetronic, technic, technical, technical area, technical college, technical drawing, technical foul, technical institute

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

Can be confused

technical technological

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Examples from the Web for technically

What often is forgotten—and what Beck could probably stand to remember—is that the massacre was, technically, a firefight.
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Even though this is the second auction, it will technically be the first time this has happened.
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He technically faced as much as a year in jail and thousands of dollars in fines.
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You, on the other hand, have made an unbroken string of technically false claims.
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“Technically, it is of course possible, but we are not discussing the issue right now,” he said.
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With all its supreme qualities, Faust is far from being a technically perfect work.
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The system of the lowest bidder is technically correct, but practically wrong.
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This increase in the bacteria is technically known as “aftergrowth” and will be discussed more fully in Chapter IV.
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The large iron bucket, technically called "bowk," was attached to the steel wire rope which hung about the smouldering shaft.
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This is the stage which is technically known as auto-eroticism or self-love.
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British Dictionary definitions for technically

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 Forms

technically, adverbtechnicalness, noun

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technical

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