technological

adjective

tech·​no·​log·​i·​cal ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

variants or less commonly technologic

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-jik 

1

: of, relating to, or characterized by technology

2

: resulting from improvements in technical processes that increase productivity of machines and eliminate manual operations or operations done by older machines

technologically

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of technological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

China's latest technological achievement follows the Chinese Academy of Sciences' confirmation earlier in November that its experimental thorium molten salt reactor (TMSR) in the Gobi Desert had successfully converted thorium into uranium fuel. —Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images The report said technological development has exacerbated some kinds of violence against women and girls and created others, such as non-consensual image-sharing, doxxing, and deepfake videos. —CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025

Ernie Goss, an economist at Creighton University in Omaha, said the Lexington plant likely wasn’t measuring up in the industry increasingly reliant on technological advancements that enhance productivity. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

For years, the idea of geoengineering—artificially lowering global temperatures through technological means—has been met with skepticism. —Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

technology + -ical

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing technological

• anti-technological
• pre-technological

Rhymes for technological

• analogical
• astrological
• biological
• christological
• chronological
• cosmological
• cytological
• dialogical
• ecological
• ethnological
• ethological
• geological