state of the art

state of the art

n.

The highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time: "Forty or fifty years ago the state of the art in radio was represented by crackling noises coming from a console of . . . Aztec-temple shape" (New Yorker).

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state-of-the-art (sttv--ärt) adj.

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state of the art

n

the level of knowledge and development achieved in a technique, science, etc., esp at present

adj (prenominal) state-of-the-art

the most recent and therefore considered the best; up-to-the-minute a state-of-the-art amplifier

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

state of the art - the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; "the state of the art in space travel" degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

Translations

state of the art

1. adj (equipment) → dell'ultima generazione

2. n the state of the art → l'ultima generazione