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technological

technological

192 4.3
Relating to machines and tools made using science
  • adjective
  • /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
translation icon : tecnológico
  • The right-to-die movement originated in the context of technological advances following World War II.
  • technological literacy
  • technological leadership
  • technological standards

What would you say are the biggest technological roadblocks to full self driving?

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Examples

  • The conference focused on the latest technological advancements in renewable energy.

  • Our daily lives depend on the continuous and safe delivery of technological services and products.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But online learning now brings this technological core to higher education.

  • We have been the technological lead in the world.

  • So those are some of the technological challenges that we have.

  • Taken as a whole, this web of technological services and products is the critical infrastructure of the planet.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And we live in an increasingly technological society.

  • So science and technological progress is all within this realm.

  • What would you say are the biggest technological roadblocks to full self driving?

  • But from a purely technological point of view, making it inoperative was a very simple procedure.

Synonyms

technical
vstechnological
  • Specialized
350 4.4

About practical skills and knowledge for a job or field

applies to scientific or industrial progress and practical applications rather than specialist skill
high-tech
vstechnological
226 3.9

Using very new electronic and computer equipment

applies to science and industry generally rather than only cutting-edge systems
hi-tech
vstechnological
  • UK
4.1

Using very new and powerful technology in products and machines

covers general scientific and industrial progress rather than only the latest systems

Antonyms

183 5.1

From an early stage of development that is simple and not advanced

Not using machines or electronic tools

Compounds

A time when new machines and ideas quickly change how people work and live

How Technological

cutting-edge
49 5.6
high-tech
226 3.9
technological
192 4.3
mechanical
170 4.1
manual
101 3.8
primitive
183 5.1

Surface Forms

technological positive
technologicaler comparative
technologicalest superlative

Morphology

technological = technology (transparent) = technolog + ical

The adjective is clearly derived from the noun 'technology' with a regular adjectival suffix (orthographic change from -y to -ical is predictable).

Etymology

Technological comes from an old Greek root techne meaning 'skill' or 'art', and it shares this root with everyday words like tech and technician. So technological describes the tools, skills, and practical use of science, which is why it refers to technology and useful inventions.