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technological

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adjective tech·no·log·i·cal \ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\

Definition of technological

  1. 1 :  of, relating to, or characterized by technology

  2. 2 :  resulting from improvements in technical processes that increase productivity of machines and eliminates manual operations or operations done by older machines

technologically

play \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


1800

First Known Use of technological

1800

Variants of technological

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technologic

play \-ˈlä-jik\

TECHNOLOGICAL Defined for Kids

technological

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adjective tech·no·log·i·cal \ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\

Definition of technological for Students

  1. :  of or relating to technology



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