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

Built in Southern California, the Endeavour embodies the shuttle program’s technological ambition and diversity, while reminding visitors how cooperation can make the unimaginable possible. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Short-term capital, raised on an impatient timetable, is financing a technological transition whose payoff runs on a multi-year horizon. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Yet future Israeli leaders may not be overly concerned about that problem, convinced that Israel, with its military might and technological edge, has too much to offer potential partners to be ignored or isolated. — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

Many professional guidelines still have not caught up with the technological innovations that have come to market over the last 10-15 years, such as genetic and minimal residual disease testing. — Karen E. Knudsen, STAT, 27 Oct. 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