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technical

technical

50 3.8
Showing skill in performing a task or art
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛknɪkəl/
translation icon : técnico
  • Our profession has used technical skill development as a central theme for our school subject.
  • technical skills
  • technical proficiency
  • technical ability

People who are not that technical in the first place, right?

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Examples

  • The artist demonstrated exceptional technical skills while creating the sculpture.

  • The company gives artists studio space, materials, equipment, and technical assistance in its factories.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And I thought it was a sort of technical exercise.

  • So this is the most technical bit of the talk.

  • OK, so again, I have a technical dance background.

  • -It's a technical art, not a science.

  • Tennis is a technical game, you know, probably one of the most.

  • 21st century workplace skills are becoming just as or more important than basic technical skills.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Even as a teenager starting out in the music business, he displayed an uncommon technical expertise.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Elegant with machine-like technical precision.

Synonyms

skilled
vstechnical
172 3.5

Having special training and ability to do a job well

relates to the technique or proficiency of the task rather than the person's ability

Antonyms

6 2.9

Having no ability or training to do something well

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 Skillful

expert
3 3.5
technical
50 3.8
skilled
172 3.5
competent
114 3.6
unskilled
6 2.9

Surface Forms

technical positive
technically positive

Etymology

The word technical comes from the Greek techne meaning 'skill' or 'art', and you can see the same root in technique, which is why we call careful performance or craft 'technical'.