adj
Meaning 1
Specifically related to a particular discipline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Particle physics uses the word spin in a technical sense.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technic
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
technical
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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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.nɪ.kəl/
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈtɛk.nɪ.kl̩]
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Southern-US, nonstandard: /ˈtɛt.nɪ.kəl/
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Southern-US, nonstandard: [ˈtɛt.nɪ.kl̩]
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US, dialectal, informal: /ˈtɛ.nɪ.kəl/
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US, dialectal, informal: [ˈtɛ.nɪ.kl̩]
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Australian: /ˈtek.nɪ.kəl/
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Australian: [ˈtek.nɪ.kl̩]
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adj
Meaning 2
Specifically related to a particular discipline.
difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technic
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of or related to technology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Since the 1940s there had been many technical advancements, and a Mach 3 interceptor was no longer a mere pipe dream.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technological, technologic
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Kayla can probably get the printer working. She's technical like that.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Relating to, or requiring, technique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The performance showed technical virtuosity, but lacked inspiration.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technic
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 6
Relating to, or requiring, technique.
Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- technical climbing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technic
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 7
Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: securities and other markets
Examples
- The market had a technical rally, due to an oversold condition.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 8
In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Crossing the front lawn of that house to get to the mailbox was a technical trespass.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
Ellipsis of technical foul.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 11
A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
Ellipsis of technical school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 13
Ellipsis of technical course.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 14
Ellipsis of technical examination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 15
Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 16
characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a technical problem
- highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public
- a technical report
- producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country
- technical training
- technical language
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nontechnical
adjective
Meaning 17
of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his technical innovation was his brushwork
- the technical dazzle of her dancing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: proficient
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 18
of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- technical college
- technological development
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technological
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 19
resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally
- the fall is only a technical correction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 20
of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- technical terminology
- a technical report
- technical language
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expert
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 21
(basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technical foul
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: foul
noun
Meaning 22
a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: military vehicle, pickup, pickup truck
History
Etymology
From Late Latin technicus + -al, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”). For the late 20th-century origin of the noun sense (vehicle), see Wikipedia.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: tegnies — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Armenian: տեխնիկական (texnikakan) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Bulgarian: техни́чески (tehníčeski) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Catalan: tècnic — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Chinese Mandarin: 技術的 /技术的 (jìshùde) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Czech: technický — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Danish: teknisk — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Dutch: technisch — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Esperanto: teĥnika — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Esperanto: teknika — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Finnish: tekninen — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- French: technique — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Georgian: ტექნიკური (ṭekniḳuri) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- German: technisch — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- German: fachlich — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- German: fachsprachlich — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- German: fachspezifisch — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- German: Fach- — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Greek: τεχνικός (technikós) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Hebrew: טכני — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Hungarian: műszaki — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Indonesian: teknis — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Ingrian: tehniceskoi — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Irish: teicniúil — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Italian: tecnico — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Italian: tennico — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Kazakh: техникалық (texnikalyq) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Malay: teknikal — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Malayalam: സാങ്കേതിക (sāṅkētika) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Marathi: तांत्रिक (tāntrik) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Norwegian: teknisk — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Polish: techniczny — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Portuguese: técnico — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Romanian: tehnic — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Russian: техни́ческий (texníčeskij) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Sicilian: tènnicu — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Sicilian: tècnicu — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Sinhalese: තාක්ෂණික (tākṣaṇika) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Slovene: tehničen — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Spanish: técnico — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Swedish: teknisk — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Tagalog: aghimuin — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Tajik: техникӣ (texniki) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Telugu: పారిభాషిక (pāribhāṣika) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Turkish: teknik — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Turkish: fennî — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Ukrainian: техні́чний (texníčnyj) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Urdu: تکنیکی (taknīkī) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Welsh: technegol — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Welsh: technolegol — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Yiddish: טעכניש (tekhnish) — pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts
- Bulgarian: техни́чески (tehníčeski) — technically-minded
- German: technisch — technically-minded
- German: technikorientiert — technically-minded
- Slovene: tehničen — technically-minded
- Slovene: tehnično usmerjen — technically-minded
- Welsh: technegol — technically-minded
- Welsh: technolegol — technically-minded
- Bulgarian: техничен (tehničen) — relating to technique
- German: handwerklich — relating to technique
- German: technisch — relating to technique
- Malayalam: സാങ്കേതിക (sāṅkētika) — relating to technique
- Tagalog: aghimuin — relating to technique
- Welsh: technegol — relating to technique
- German: markttechnisch — relating to the internal mechanics of a market
- French: technical — pickup truck-based fighting vehicle
- German: Technical — pickup truck-based fighting vehicle
- Italian: tecnica — pickup truck-based fighting vehicle
- Polish: but see pickup wojskowy — pickup truck-based fighting vehicle
- Russian: вооружённый пика́п (vooružónnyj pikáp) — pickup truck-based fighting vehicle
- Russian: техни́чка (texníčka) — pickup truck-based fighting vehicle
- Russian: тача́нка (tačánka) — pickup truck-based fighting vehicle
- Spanish: artillado — pickup truck-based fighting vehicle
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