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state-of-the-art

state-of-the-art

73 4.9
Using the newest and best technology
  • adjective
  • /ˈsteɪt əv ði ɑrt/
translation icon : de última generación
  • The hospital boasts state-of-the-art medical technology to provide the best care.
  • state-of-the-art technology
  • a state-of-the-art facility
  • a state-of-the-art product

We are in the state-of-the-art airplane, you know, brand new.

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Examples

  • We have state-of-the-art equipment here.

  • What impressed her most were the two state-of-the-art operating rooms complete with all the requisite ancillary equipment.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Uh, this is our state-of-the-art physical therapy room.

  • And this is where a lot of state-of-the-art biology is taking place.

  • Believe me, Duke, this is state-of-the-art.

  • It's, we've got a state-of-the-art fitness center.

  • Her students raised more than $750,000 in grants to build a state-of-the-art rehearsal hall.

    Academic text (1994)
  • This equipment is state-of-the-art!

  • State-of-the-art sorting, processing and packaging facility.

  • The drill ship JOIDES Resolution is equipped with state-of-the-art science labs.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

high-tech
vsstate-of-the-art
226 3.9

Using very new electronic and computer equipment

is broader covering advanced methods and features beyond electronics
cutting-edge
vsstate-of-the-art
49 5.6

Very new and modern because it uses the latest ideas and technology

means very advanced existing technology rather than only experimental work
top notch
vsstate-of-the-art
  • Informal
38 3.6

Of the highest quality and better than most similar things

stresses being the most advanced in technology and methods rather than quality
top of the line
vsstate-of-the-art
4 3.9

A product that has very high quality and is often the most expensive option

emphasizes the newest technology and methods rather than only quality
hi-tech
vsstate-of-the-art
  • UK
4.1

Using very new and powerful technology in products and machines

covers the newest methods features and technology broadly

Antonyms

93 5.8

No longer used or made because something newer replaces it

78 5.0

No longer useful or fashionable because it is old

How Advanced

cutting-edge
49 5.6
state-of-the-art
73 4.9
advanced
71 4.7
modern
1.4
standard
675 2.7
basic
1.0
outdated
78 5.0

Surface Forms

Etymology

State-of-the-art comes from the idea that state means 'condition' and art means 'skill' or 'technique', so it literally says the current best level of skill or technology. That's why we call very new machines or methods 'state-of-the-art'.