high technology
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4.1
- noun
- /haɪ tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/
- Canadians often face long waits or substantial travel for high-technology procedures and treatments.
- high-technology company
- high-technology products
- high-technology treatment
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Watch on YouTubeEven though it seems subtle, it changes it from the line being drawn between technology, high technology and low tech, both of which are tech.
- Even though it seems subtle, it changes it from the line being drawn between technology, high technology and low tech, both of which are tech.
- I mean, this is caveman stuff, but we're actually using high technology, but the underlying principles have not changed one wit we just have new tools.
- People often get fooled in high technology by what's happened in information technology and in BioMed.
Examples
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The move toward high technology is not the only kind of metamorphosis taking place.
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Ottawa currently has approximately 800 high-technology companies, which employ around 50,000 people.
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Quality would mean products which are high technology, high investment in education, high investment in, in, in the prospects of green growth.
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Still another measure is the U.S. share of world high technology exports.
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At least, we thought, this really would provide a demonstration of the uses of high technology in education.
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And South Africa may have to export other types of goods, particularly high technology.
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Israeli science and technology make major contributions to medicine and high technology.
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There's already very high technology involved with this, with this medical effort.
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New industrial economies of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore achieved rapid high-technology growth.
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Many countries are investing in high technology to improve their healthcare systems.
Synonyms
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Modern electronic devices and systems used for work, study, or entertainment
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Technology that uses very new electronic devices and computers
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3.7
Modern machines and systems that use the newest science and engineering
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4.0
New and advanced machines or tools used today
Antonyms
How Advanced
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'advanced or cutting-edge technology' is directly derivable from combining 'high' (indicating a greater degree) with 'technology' (tools and methods), following a standard adjective + noun composition. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g. alta tecnología, haute technologie), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun high technology creates a simple image: imagine technology on a high shelf or on the top of a hill, standing above ordinary tools and looking more advanced. So, high technology means 'very advanced technology'.