technological

adjective

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

variants or less commonly technologic

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-jik 

1

: of, relating to, or characterized by technology

2

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

technologically

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of technological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Making social and technological advances often comes at the cost of high levels of international brinkmanship and some very gray ethics. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Rather than a straightforward technological boycott or embrace, analysts say Chinese technology adoption will vary by sector. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

This is Rio’s Integrated Command and Control Center, or CICC, the state security forces’ technological nerve center. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

None of those companies began with the ambition of defining the next technological era. — Cyrus Wadia, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

technology + -ical

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing technological

• anti-technological
• pre-technological

Rhymes for technological

• astrological
• biological
• christological
• chronological
• cosmological
• cytological
• dialogical
• ecological
• ethnological
• ethological
• geological
• histological