noun
Meaning 1
Technology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
Examples
- I can't understand all this new tech.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tech
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/tɛk/
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[thɛk]
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛk
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homophone: TEK
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CMU ARPABET: T EH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Technology.
Denotes technology businesses or the technology industry, especially in the field of computing and the Internet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
Examples
- Tech giants such as Google and Facebook have too much power.
- Tech stocks are down on Nasdaq.
- Tech workers can earn big money.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Technician; technologist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
Examples
- The service writers collaborate with the techs and communicate with the customers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Technique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
Technical college; technical school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
Examples
- Greenville Technical College is informally known as Greenville Tech.
- In high school, he attended the tech program, studying construction trades.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
Clipping of technical rehearsal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 7
Clipping of technical inspection
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technical inspection, scrutineering
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
To perform a technical (a special move in fighting games that cancels out an opposing attack).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technical school
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: school
Narrower terms: polytechnic institute, polytechnic, engineering school
History
Etymology
Clipping of technology, technician, and technique.