technical[adjective]Synonyms: scientific, hi-tech
or high-tech, skilled, specialist, specialized, technological
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
tech‧ni‧cal S2 W2 AC /ˈteknɪk
əl/
adjective [
Word Family: noun: technicalities,
technicality,
technician,
technique;
adverb:
technically;
adjective:
technical]
[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Greek;
Origin: technikos 'of art, skillful', from techne 'art, skill']
1. MACHINES connected with knowledge of how machines work:
Our staff will be available to give you technical support. I have no technical knowledge at all. technical training2. technical problem/hitch a problem involving the way a machine or system works:
We’ve been having some technical problems with the new hardware.3. LANGUAGE technical language is language that is difficult for most people to understand because it is connected with one particular subject or used in one particular job:
I didn’t understand all the technical terms.4. DETAILS/RULES relating to small exact details or rules that say how a system should work:
He called for the legislation to be delayed on a technical point. This is a technical violation of the treaty.5. SKILLS technical ability is the ability to do the difficult things that you have to do in order to play music, do a sport etc:
a young player with a lot of technical ability [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲