high tech

noun

variants or less commonly hi-tech
1
2
: a style of interior design featuring industrial products, materials, or designs
high-tech adjective
or less commonly hi-tech

Examples of high tech in a Sentence

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Despite the high tech projections and precise lighting and sound effects and the whole thing about people turning into rhinoceri, this a wondrously theatrical production, based on real people talking and emoting and screaming and waving their arms about. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026 The 2026 model features the new Lincoln Digital Experience, which integrates Google apps, voice commands, and real time maps into a high tech dashboard. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026 China in 2025 weathered a second, blistering tariff war with the US and in recent years has faced mounting controls on access to American high tech. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026 Many are high tech; others are quite mundane. Brendan O'Connor, Curbed, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high tech

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of high tech was in 1969

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“High tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20tech. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

Kids Definition

high-tech

adjective
-ˌtek
: of or relating to high technology
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