high tech

noun

variants or less commonly
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

Recent Examples on the Web Instead of modeling themselves off of purveyors of high tech like Apple or Samsung, Katta and Daylight seem to idolize companies like Patagonia, which both made good things and stands for something. David Pierce, The Verge, 20 July 2024 These high tech styling and home tools are already seeing price slashes. Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 June 2024 California’s economy also relies more on interest rate-sensitive sectors such as real estate and high tech, which helps explain why the state has been lagging in job growth and its unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024 The attraction's high tech audio-animatronics are also moving. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for high tech 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

high-tech

adjective
-ˌtek
: of or relating to high technology
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