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

Chinese chipmakers have rushed to the IPO market, raising funds that are key to the nation’s goal of technological self-reliance and winning the global race on artificial intelligence. —Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025

Every little yellow plastic rectangle represents a genuine technological marvel. —Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025

Their craft is speed, performance and pushing the edge of technological possibility. —Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025

The biggest question for 2026 is whether the pressures now bearing down on the system — economic, political, technological, cultural — will finally force American medicine to change, or whether the year ahead will look much like 2025 did. —Robert Pearl, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 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