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

Another technological addition Starbucks has made is Smart Queue, which prioritizes orders and indicates to customers on a screen whether their order has been received, made or is ready for pick-up. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025

In addition to municipal wastewater, water brought to the surface during oil and gas exploration could be a source of reuse water with further technological advances, Hunt said. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025

Karpathy added that progress should be viewed through the lens of steady economic and technological growth rather than hype about machines replacing humans anytime soon. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025

Technologists can, to some degree, conjure the technological sublime, and consumers of technology can become addicted to it. —Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 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