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

Throughout this transition, the Trident II missile will remain in service, requiring technological continuity between existing platforms and the future submarine fleet, reports Army Recognition. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026

On one hand, women are riding the defining technological wave of the decade. —Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

Chinese tech giant Alibaba pledged additional resources in order to accelerate development of foundational AI models, after a third top executive left the company amid signs the country’s technological push is facing obstacles. —Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026

Dart’s tenure coincided with technological advances that allowed poison centers to respond more quickly and to better use their call data, Woolf said. —Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026

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