technical

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English

From Late Latin technicus +‎ -al, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”).

(General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛk.nɪ.kəl/, [ˈtɛk.nɪ.kl̩]
(Southern US, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛt.nɪ.kəl/, [ˈtɛt.nɪ.kl̩]
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈtek.nɪ.kəl/, [ˈtek.nɪ.kl̩]

technical (comparative more technical, superlative most technical)

Specifically related to a particular discipline.
Synonym: technic
Of or related to technology.
Synonyms: technological, technologic
(of a person) Technically-minded; adept with science and technology.
Relating to, or requiring, technique.
Synonym: technic
Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.

technical (countable and uncountable, plural technicals)

A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
(basketball) Short for technical foul.
(video games) A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
Short for technical school.
Short for technical course.
Short for technical examination.
(informal, countable, uncountable) Short for technical rehearsal.

“technical” in The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2005
"technical" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
“technical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.