technical

adjective

tech·ni·cal | \ ˈtek-ni-kəl

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

c : technological sense 1

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

noun

Definition 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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Synonyms & Antonyms for technical

Synonyms: Adjective

specialized

Antonyms: Adjective

general, nontechnical, untechnical

Examples of technical in a Sentence

Adjective

If you have any problems with your new computer, we offer 24-hour technical support. I missed the first 10 minutes of the show because the network was experiencing technical difficulties . Technical experts analyzed the data. The film's director hired a real police officer as a technical consultant. a pianist with good technical skills The essay is too technical for me. the more technical details of their research “Cartography” is the technical name for the making of maps. He is using the word in its technical sense.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Making time for short games There are important economic, technical, and social reasons that games historically weren't designed to be finished in a single sitting. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "In praise of ultra-short games," 29 May 2019 Acquire technical, analytical and interpersonal skills not taught in college classes. — Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, "The Job Advice You Wish You Knew How to Give," 6 May 2019 Airlines said a computer-system fault delayed departures across the U.S. early Monday, showing how even brief technical problems can quickly affect much of the nation’s air-travel network. — Alison Sider, WSJ, "U.S. Airlines Report Delays Caused by System Fault," 1 Apr. 2019 Lion Air president Edward Sirait said there were reports of technical problems with the flight from Bali but they had been resolved in accordance with the plane manufacturer’s procedures. — Stephen Wright, The Seattle Times, "Previous flight of crashed Lion Air jet terrified passengers," 30 Oct. 2018 The precise cause of the technical problems that led to the recent overcollection is not clear. — Shane Harris, Washington Post, "Trump falsely links NSA counterterrorism program to Mueller probe," 3 July 2018 Advertising The riders call the Circuit of the Americas one of the most physically challenging and technical courses of the season. — Jim Vertuno, The Seattle Times, "Unbeaten Marquez the ‘king’ of MotoGP Texas race," 12 Apr. 2019 Previously, Intel had released just some of the technical details of the architecture, such as the number of instructions Sunny Cove could execute in parallel (five), and some very basic performance comparisons to prior generations. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Intel reveals its 10nm Ice Lake Core and stacked Lakefield CPUs, and 'Project Athena' for laptops," 7 Jan. 2019 Today, Dolce & Gabbana attempted to reclaim control of its present by showing a collection that displayed its artistic and technical virtuosity to the full. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, "Dolce & Gabbana Presents an Alta Moda Lesson on Italian Art History," 8 Dec. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Rondo and the Blazers' Zach Collins were assessed technicals at that half-ending sequence. — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, "Tempers between Pelicans, Blazers flare late in first half of Game 4," 21 Apr. 2018 Ensuring those five fouls are only personal fouls — and not technicals — is a good middle ground. — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, "The NCAA tournament is great — except for the actual basketball. Here's how to fix that.," 26 Mar. 2018 Teague was ejected for his hit on Rubio, and Crowder was ejected later on after collecting two technicals, one for exchanging words with Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau. — Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, "Dwyane Wade calls Jimmy Butler-Jae Crowder Twitter trash talk a little 'Marquette family affair'," 3 Mar. 2018 And names with an improving fundamental backdrop and strong technicals like Macedonia should continue to stay bid. — Justin Villamil, Bloomberg.com, "Global Bond Gloom Makes Emerging-Market Investors Selective," 18 Jan. 2018 Unless one or more of those has been rescinded, Howard is five technicals this regular season away from an automatic one-game suspension. — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte Hornets’ Dwight Howard gets his revenge on Atlanta Hawks," 26 Jan. 2018 Statistically speaking: Kentucky battled foul trouble for much of the game and was whistled for 23 personal fouls and two technicals. — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, "Instant analysis: Kentucky basketball falls at Tennessee for third consecutive time," 6 Jan. 2018 Giles was called for two technical fouls in the fourth quarter, both double technicals along with Cleveland's Billy Preston, and was ejected from Sacramento's 96-84 loss to the Cavaliers at Thomas & Mack Center. — Jason Jones, sacbee, "‘This is just the appetizer’: Harry Giles says he’s driven to improve after ejection," 11 July 2018 Kings forward Harry Giles was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter after picking up the second of two technical fouls for verbal exchanges with Cleveland forward Bill Preston, who also received two technicals and was ejected. — Jason Jones, sacbee, "Harry Giles ejected from Kings’ summer league game. He has three technicals in two days," 11 July 2018

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