technical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɛk.nɪ.kəl/
ipa: [ˈtɛk.nɪ.kl̩]
ipa: /ˈtɛt.nɪ.kəl/
ipa: [ˈtɛt.nɪ.kl̩]
ipa: /ˈtɛ.nɪ.kəl/
ipa: [ˈtɛ.nɪ.kl̩]
ipa: /ˈtek.nɪ.kəl/
ipa: [ˈtek.nɪ.kl̩]
Forms: form: more technical
form: most technical
Etymology: From Late Latin technicus + -al, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”).
Senses: examples: text: Particle physics uses the word spin in a technical sense.
text: One example of the blurring of boundaries is the growing interdependence of social and technical skills. The sales engineers and the clients' engineers are all knowledge workers.
ref: 2006, Asaf Darr, Selling Technology, page 94:
synonyms: technic#Adjective
glosses: Specifically related to a particular discipline.
examples: text: This part of the article is going to be quite technical but I cannot avoid it. It's a very complex topic.
ref: 2025 April 22, Artem S. Tashkinov, Why Linux is not ready for the desktop (the final edition):
synonyms: technic#Adjective
glosses: Specifically related to a particular discipline.
difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
examples: text: Since the 1940s there had been many technical advancements, and a Mach 3 interceptor was no longer a mere pipe dream.
synonyms: technological
technologic
glosses: Of or related to technology.
examples: text: Kayla can probably get the printer working. She's technical like that.
glosses: Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
raw_tags: of a person
examples: text: The performance showed technical virtuosity, but lacked inspiration.
text: Its design apparently made for interesting racing, with a challenging climb, technical bends and a finishing straight long enough to produce exciting sprints.
ref: 2015, Robert Dineen, Kings of the Road: A Journey into the Heart of British Cycling:
synonyms: technic#Adjective
glosses: Relating to, or requiring, technique.
examples: text: technical climbing
text: It was a technical ascent involving ropework, belays, and protection, and the exposure was great, but there were abundant hand and footholds, and the rock was sound.
ref: 2014, Stephen C. Sieberson, The Naked Mountaineer: Misadventures of an Alpine Traveler:
synonyms: technic#Adjective
glosses: Relating to, or requiring, technique.
Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
examples: text: The market had a technical rally, due to an oversold condition.
qualifier: securities and other markets
glosses: Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
examples: text: Crossing the front lawn of that house to get to the mailbox was a technical trespass.
glosses: In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
Coordinate terms: sense: securities and other markets
word: fundamental
Derived terms: aerotechnical
agrotechnical
ampelotechnical
anthropotechnical
biotechnical
chief technical officer
electrotechnical
geotechnical
histotechnical
hydrotechnical
hypertechnical
medicotechnical
nanotechnical
overtechnical
pharmacotechnical
polytechnical
pretechnical
pseudotechnical
psychotechnical
pyrotechnical
secondary technical school
semitechnical
sociotechnical
subtechnical
supertechnical
technical analysis
technical analyst
technical area
technical climbing
technical college
technical cybernetics
technical debt
technical difficulty
technical diving
technical drawing
technical group
technicalia
technicalism
technicalist
technicality
technicalization
technicalize
technical knockout
technical meaning
technicalness
technical pen
technical pencil
technical school
technical sense
technical sergeant
technical skier
technical skiing
technical standard
technical stop
technical submission
technical support
technical tap
technical tee
technical term
technical university
technical week
technical win
technical writer
technical writing
techwear
Treknical
ultratechnical
untechnical
zymotechnical
Related terms: technological
technically
technology