high tech

noun

variants or less commonly hi-tech

ˈhī-ˈtek 

1

: high technology

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

The Bullfrog units are already making a difference in the Middle East theater where Iran has used cheap Chinese drones to kill American service members and blow up high tech kits worth billions of dollars. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Hal flirts with Kerry; John has an affair with Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), the wife of William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), a local cattle mogul whose compound has more high tech weaponry than a mere human would seem to need. — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

About two-thirds of the 6,700 feet of 16 inch steel pipe beneath the river and crossing parts of the two parks would run through subterranean tunnels drilled by a high tech boring machine. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

While there are sauna, steam and cold plunge pools on offer in both the male and female changing rooms, inside the 12 recovery rooms, things get a little more high tech. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

high-tech

adjective

-ˌtek

: of or relating to high technology