technical

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/ˈtɛk.nɪ.kəl/

adj 5noun 5

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, sound

become, get

When the mechanic started explaining the engine problem, things became too technical for me to understand.

ADV

extremely, highly, very

The professor's explanation was extremely technical, so most students struggled to follow the lecture.

purely

The disagreement between the two engineers was purely technical and didn't affect their friendship.

a bit, quite, rather, somewhat

Definitions

adj

Specifically related to a particular discipline.

Particle physics uses the word spin in a technical sense.

By granting the appeal, the court is directly taking on the merits of a controversy that it largely avoided earlier this year, when it sided with Trump on technical grounds dealing with how the challenges to the policy were handled by lower courts.

Specifically related to a particular discipline.

This part of the article is going to be quite technical but I cannot avoid it. It's a very complex topic.

Of or related to technology.

Since the 1940s there had been many technical advancements, and a Mach 3 interceptor was no longer a mere pipe dream.

Technically minded; adept with science and technology.

Kayla can probably get the printer working. She's technical like that.

Relating to, or requiring, technique.

The performance showed technical virtuosity, but lacked inspiration.

Its design apparently made for interesting racing, with a challenging climb, technical bends and a finishing straight long enough to produce exciting sprints.

noun

A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.

“Individuals or groups of people who have trucks mounted with antiaircraft guns, known as ‘technicals,’ should bring those battlewagons to Mogadishu’s old port,” he said.

Ellipsis of technical foul.

A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.

Ellipsis of technical school.

Ellipsis of technical course.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be under

expert

adjective — of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical sk

proficient

adjective — of or relating to a practical subject that is organized acco

technological

adjective — relating to or concerned with machinery or tools

mechanical

Antonyms

nontechnical
untechnical

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Particle physics uses the word spin in a technical sense.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

“Individuals or groups of people who have trucks mounted with antiaircraft guns, known as ‘technicals,’ should bring those battlewagons to Mogadishu’s old port,” he said.

Wiktionary

Your technical manager arranged a meeting for 1:00 p.m. on April 6, but how about April 7, at 10:00 a.m.?

Tatoeba · #20167

Because of some technical problem, a movie was shown in place of the announced program.

Tatoeba · #24774

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