technical Definition
tech·ni·cal (tek′ni kəl)
adjective
- having to do with the practical, industrial, or mechanical arts or the applied sciences a technical school
- of, used in, or peculiar to a specific science, art, profession, craft, etc.; specialized technical vocabulary
- skilled in a particular science, art, etc. a technical assistant
- of, in, or showing technique technical skill
- in terms of some science, art, etc.; according to principles or rules a technical difference
- concerned with or making use of technicalities or minute, formal points
- Finance designating or of a market in which stock prices are sharply affected by short-run, speculative considerations technical rally
noun
technical Related Forms
tech′·ni·cally adverb
technical Synonyms
technical
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Antonyms
technical Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
get: O kay, this gets a bit technical, but Japanese and American TV refresh at 60 frames-per-second.
Used with adjective complement
- get: Head across the road into the wood - BE CAREFUL - it gets technical from here!
- sound: While encryption sounds highly technical, you may not need an outside consultant to show you how to use it.
- include: Work will range across a wide area of specialist input, including technical, ethical and scientific expertise.
- specify: Women's Vitesse Pant II Highly specified technical GORE-TEX® XCR® mountain pant with stretch panels for excellent freedom of movement.
Modifies a noun
- expertise: From beginners to masters, we train for every level of technical expertise.
- assistance: The company is seeking partners to sign a commercial agreement with technical assistance.
- specification: All the details and technical specifications of all models are on our website.
- support: How do I get technical support for your products?
- aspect: Q. Is there anything specific I need to know about the technical aspects of the DVDs I submit?
- skill: NB The focus is on content, not technical skills!
Modifying Another Word
- purely: This is not to disparage purely technical or professional training.
- highly: From basic to highly technical queries, the helpline team of specialists will help to answer them.
- fairly: Members were informed that COT/COM/COC had decided to hold open meetings on specified topics to an invited audience on fairly technical subjects.
- too: Presumably the explanation is far too technical for me to understand!
- rather: As you known, this is a rather technical topic that requires both expertise and caution.
- largely: However, certain, largely technical, changes are necessary to bring the 1988 Act into conformity with the Copyright Directive.
Preposition: in
nature: QPR1st has concluded that they are technical in nature and no great threat to the club and its financial position.
Browse dictionary entries near technical
- ‹ technic
- ‹ technetronic
- ‹ technetium
- ‹ techie
- ‹ tech
- ‹ Tebet
- ‹ Tebbit, Norman (Beresford) Tebbit, Baron
- ‹ Tebbit, Norman
- ‹ teazel
- ‹ teatime

