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technical

350 4.4
About practical skills and knowledge for a job or field
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛknɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : técnico
  • Dr. Sreenivasan has published more than 100 technical articles and holds over 75 U.S. patents.
  • technical assistance
  • technical support
  • technical expertise

And then you also have deeply technical foundations.

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Examples

  • Developing specialized legal expertise and technical lawyering skills builds credibility with clients and other stakeholders.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Has she any technical background?

  • I shall be glad of any technical assistance.

  • Since a large number of participants are currently working in technical services positions, this makes sense.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Such demands are easily fulfilled in the technical disciplines, such as technology education and engineering.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Um, it's a series of seminars on insurance, but the details are very, very technical.

  • In manufacturing and services, a shortage of engineers and technical workers is already straining the economy.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The engineer provided a technical explanation of the complex machinery to the team.

  • She completed a technical report on the recent advancements in renewable energy technology.

  • In his presentation, he covered the technical specifications of the new software application.

Synonyms

specialized
vstechnical
  • US
70 5.4

Made for a particular job, activity, or area

focuses on using expert knowledge in scientific or applied settings
specialistic
vstechnical
  • Specialized
8.6

About a small, specific area of work or study

applies expert knowledge in scientific and practical contexts

Antonyms

1 3.5

Easy to understand for people without special training

Compounds

Skill and knowledge in a particular practical or scientific area

7 4.3

A penalty called for bad behaviour during play that gives the other team a free throw

A school that teaches practical skills for jobs like car repair or computer work

A fight stopped by the referee because one fighter cannot continue safely

technical analysis
  • Specialized
2 4.4

Study of past prices and how much people trade to predict future market trends

technical analyst
  • Specialized
2 5.7

A person who studies stock prices and trading volumes to predict market moves using charts

1 4.0

A senior military member in the air force or marines below a master sergeant who supervises junior people

A U.S. Department of Defense center that collects and shares scientific and technical reports with government agencies and contractors

A U.S. government agency that gives access to scientific and technical government reports

technical-grade
  • Specialized
6.7

A material that has small amounts of unwanted substances and is used in industry

technical grade
  • Specialized
6.0

A chemical that is pure enough for use in factories but has some impurities

How Technical

esoteric
  • Formal
26 9.7
specialized
  • US
70 5.4
technical
  • Specialized
350 4.4
general
1.0
nontechnical
1 3.5

Surface Forms

technical positive
technically positive

Etymology

The word technical comes from the Greek word techne meaning 'skill' or 'art', the same root as technique and technology, so it often describes things that need special knowledge or practical skill.