Definition of technical
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: having special and usually practical knowledge especially of a mechanical or scientific subject
a technical consultant
b
: marked by or characteristic of specialization
technical language
2a
: of or relating to a particular subject
b
: of or relating to a practical subject organized on scientific principles
a technical school
3a
: based on or marked by a strict or legal interpretation
b
: legal sense 6
4
: of or relating to technique
5
: of, relating to, or produced by ordinary commercial processes without being subjected to special purification
technical sulfuric acid
6
: relating to or caused by the functioning of the market as a discrete mechanism not influenced by macroeconomic factors
a technical rally
technical
nounDefinition of technical (Entry 2 of 2)
basketball
: technical foul
Knight walked to the scorer's table to continue his protest and was given the second technical and an automatic ejection from the game. — The New York Times
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The first known use of technical was in 1617
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