technical

tech·ni·cal  (tkn-kl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or derived from technique.

2.

a. Having special skill or practical knowledge especially in a mechanical or scientific field: a technical adviser.

b. Used in or peculiar to a specific field or profession; specialized: technical terminology.

3.

a. Belonging or relating to a particular subject: technical expertise.

b. Of, relating to, or involving the practical, mechanical, or industrial arts or the applied sciences: a technical school.

4.

a. Abstract or theoretical: a technical analysis.

b. Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific.

5. According to principle; formal rather than practical: a technical advantage.

6. Industrial and mechanical; technological.

7. Relating to or based on analysis of market indicators, such as trading volume and fluctuations in securities prices, rather than underlying economic conditions such as corporate earnings, inflation, and unemployment: a technical correction in the stock market.

n. Sports

A technical foul.

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[From Greek tekhnikos, of art, from tekhn, art; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]

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techni·cal·ly adv.

techni·cal·ness n.

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technical [ˈtɛknɪk^əl]

adj

1. of, relating to, or specializing in industrial, practical, or mechanical arts and applied sciences a technical institute

2. skilled in practical and mechanical arts rather than theoretical or abstract thinking

3. relating to or characteristic of a particular field of activity the technical jargon of linguistics

4. existing by virtue of a strict application of the rules or a strict interpretation of the wording a technical loophole in the law a technical victory

5. of, derived from, or showing technique technical brilliance

6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (of a financial market) having prices determined by internal speculative or manipulative factors rather than by general or economic conditions a technical rally

technically  adv

technicalness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	technical - a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it military vehicle - vehicle used by the armed forces pickup, pickup truck - a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
	2.	technical - (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play technical foul basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop foul - an act that violates the rules of a sport
Adj.	1.	technical - of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing" proficient
	2.	technical - characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences; "a technical problem"; "highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public"; "a technical report"; "producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country"; "technical training"; "technical language" nontechnical, untechnical - not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language"
	3.	technical - of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; "technical college"; "technological development" technological
	4.	technical - of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language" expert skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"
	5.	technical - resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations; "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction" commercial - connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds"

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technical

adjective

1. scientific, technological, skilled, specialist, specialized, hi-tech or high-tech jobs that require technical knowledge

2. specialist, scientific, specialized, esoteric, complex, complicated I hadn't realized how technical our language was.

3. mechanical a technical fault

Translations

technical [ˈteknɪkəl]

A. ADJ → técnico
this is getting too technical → esto se está poniendo muy técnico
a technical hitch → un fallo técnico
a technical offence (Jur) → un delito de carácter técnico, un cuasidelito
a technical point → un detalle técnico
for technical reasons → por motivos técnicos
the government has scored a technical victory → teóricamente, el gobierno ha logrado una victoria

B. CPD technical college N (Brit) (Scol) → escuela f politécnica, instituto m de formación profesional(Sp)
technical drawing N → dibujo m técnico
technical knockout N (Boxing) → K.O. m técnico
technical support N (Comput) → (servicio m de) asistencia f técnica

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technical [ˈtɛknɪk^əl] adj

(= mechanical, technological) [advances, knowledge, experts, problems] → technique

(= specialist) [terms, language] → technique

(= practical) [skills, ability] → technique
technical college n → collège m d'enseignement technique
technical drawing n → dessin m industriel
technical institute n (US) → institut m universitaire de technologie

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technical

adj

(= concerning technology and technique) → technisch; technical hitch → technische Schwierigkeit, technisches Problem

(of particular branch) → fachlich, Fach-; problems, vocabulary → fachspezifisch; details → formal; technical journal → Fachzeitschrift f; technical dictionary → Fachwörterbuch nt; technical term → Fachausdruck m, → Terminus technicus m (geh); technical terminology → Fachsprache f; technical question (Jur) → Verfahrensfrage f; for technical reasons (Jur) → aus verfahrenstechnischen Gründen; the judgment was quashed on a technical point (Jur) → das Urteil wurde aufgrund or auf Grund eines Verfahrensfehlers aufgehoben; the book is a bit too technical for me → in dem Buch sind mir zu viele Fachausdrücke; he uses very technical language → er benutzt sehr viele Fachausdrücke; am I getting too technical for you? → benutze ich zu viele Fachausdrücke?; a 2L 54, if you want to be technical → ein 2L 54, um den Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen; that’s true, if you want to be technical → das stimmt schon, wenn mans genau nimmt

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technical:

technical college

n (esp Brit) → technische Fachschule

technical defeat

n (Mil) → rein formale Niederlage

technical drawing

n → technische Zeichnung

technical institute

n → technisches Institut

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technical:

technical offence

n → Verstoß m

technical school

n (Brit) → Gewerbeschule f, → Fachschule f; (US: = technical college) → technische Fachschule

technical sergeant

n (US) → Oberfeldwebel m

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technical [ˈtɛknɪk/əl] adj (process, word) → tecnico/a
this book is too technical for me → questo libro è troppo tecnico or specifico per me
technical expert → tecnico specializzato
technical offence (Law) → infrazione f

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technical [ˈtɛknɪk/əl] adj (process, word) → tecnico/a
this book is too technical for me → questo libro è troppo tecnico or specifico per me
technical expert → tecnico specializzato
technical offence (Law) → infrazione f

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technical

adj technical [ˈteknikəl]

1 having, or relating to, a particular science or skill, especially of a mechanical or industrial kind a technical college; technical skill; technical drawing. tegnies تِقْني، فَنّي технически technický teknisk technisch τεχνικός técnico tehniline, tehnika- فنی teknillinen technique טֶכנִי तकनीकी tehnički műszaki teknik tækni-, tæknilegur tecnico 工業の 기술의 technikos, techninis tehnisks teknikal technisch teknisk techniczny técnico teh­nic технический technický tehničen tehnički teknisk เกี่ยวกับวิชาช่าง teknik 技術的 технічний کسي خاص فن يا علم سے متعلق kỹ thuật 技术的

2 (having many terms) relating to a particular art or science Myopia' is a technical term for `short-sightedness'. tegnies إصْطِلاحي، مِهَني технически odborný teknisk Fach-... τεχνικός, ειδικός técnico oskus- فنی ammatti-, oppi- technique טֶכנִי पारिभाषिक stručan szak- (kifejezés) teknik fræðilegur tecnico 専門の 전문의 specialus speciāls; īpašs teknikal technisch fag-, faglig fachowy técnico tehnic специальный odborný strokoven tehnički fackmässig, fack เกี่ยวกับวิชาการเฉพาะเรื่อง bilimsel, teknik 專門的(術語) спеціальний کسي خاص علم يا فن سے متعلق اصطلاح liên quan đến khoa học hoặc nghệ thuật 专门的（术语）

3 according to strict laws or rules a technical defeat. tegnies فَنّي формален podle norem teknisk (rein)formel τεχνικός, ειδικός técnico vormiline وابسته به ملاحظات فنی tekninen technique טֶכנִי कानूनी tehnički technikai (tudás) teknis tæknilegur tecnico 厳密な意味での 법칙상으로 atliktas laikantis formalumų/taisyklių formāls teknikal formeel formell formalny técnico tehnic формальный podľa zákona / pravidiel tehničen tehnički formell, laglig เฉพาะเรื่อง kural olarak 根據法律的 формально-юридичний قانون و ضابطہ کے مطابق theo quy tắc 根据法律的

n techniˈcality [-ˈka-]

1 a technical detail or technical term Their instructions were full of technicalities. tegniese punte تِقْنِيَّه، تَعابير تِقْنِيَّه технически подробности odborný výraz/detail tekniske ting; teknik der Fachausdruck τεχνική λεπτομέρεια, τεχνικός όρος tecnicismo tehniline üksikasi, termin اصطلاح یا جزئیات فنی tekninen yksityiskohta détail technique פְּרַט טֶכנִי प्राविधिकता tehnička pojedinost, stručni naziv szakmai sajátosság istilah teknis tækniatriði; tækniorð tecnicismo 専門用語 전문적 방법, 용어 techninė smulkmena/detalė, specialus terminas tehniskas detaļas; speciāli termini istilah teknikal technische term teknisk detalj szczegół techniczny, termin fachowy tecnicismo de­ta­liu tehnic специальная терминология odborný výraz / terminológia, podrobnosť tehnične podrobnosti tehnički detalj teknisk term ลักษณะทางเทคนิค teknik ayrıntı 技術細節 спеціальна термінологія تکنيکي اصطلاح، تکنيکي تفصيل thuật ngữ chuyên môn 技术细节

2 a (trivial) detail or problem, eg caused by (too) strict obedience to laws, rules etc I'm not going to be put off by mere technicalities. tegniese punte تَفاصيل تِقْنِيَّه، مُشْكِلَه تَفصيليَّه أو قانونِيَّه техническа страна на нещо formální detail formalitet reine Formsache τεχνική λεπτομέρεια tecnicismo; detalle técnico vormiline külg, pisiasi ریزه کاری ابتدایی muotoseikka détail technique, point de détail קוּצוֹ שׁל יוֹד परिभ्ज्ञाषिता, औद्योगिकता, परिभाषिक अभिव्यक्ति, वैशिष्ट्य tehničko pitanje, formalitet formaság(ok) persoalan sepele smáatriði dettaglio tecnico 形式的なこと 전문적인 세부사항 smulkmena, menkniekis sīkums; detaļa alasan-alasan teknik technisch detail formalitet (nieistotny) szczegół formalidades chi­chiţă; chestiune măruntă формальность formálna záležitosť malenkosti tehnički detalj formalitet, teknikalitet ลักษณะเฉพาะวิชา önemsiz ayrıntı 專門性事項 технічна деталь, формальність باريک تفصيلات tính chất kỹ thuật 专门性事项

adv technically

1 in a technical way; He described the machine in simple terms, then more technically. tegnies بصورةٍ تِقْنِيَّه أو فَنِّيَّه технически odborně tekniskt technisch με τεχνική ορολογία técnicamente üksikasjalikult بطورفنی teknisesti techniquement מִבּחִינָת טֶכנִית प्राविधिकता से, पारिभाषितकता से stručno szakmailag secara teknis tæknilega tecnicamente 専門的に 기술적으로 techniškai, specialiais terminais tehniski secara teknikal in vaktermen teknisk technicznie tecnicamente технически odborne tehnično tehnički tekniskt ตามทฤษฎี teknik olarak 技術(性)地 технічно فني انداز ميں mang tính kỹ thuật 技术（性）地

2 as far as skill and technique are concerned The pianist gave a very good performance technically, although she seemed to lack feeling for the music. tegnies gesproke فَنِّيَّاً технически technicky tekniskt set technisch από άποψη τεχνικής desde el punto de vista técnico, en cuanto a la parte técnica tehniliselt از نظر فنی teknisesti sur le plan technique מִבּחִינָת טֶכנִית परिभाषिक रूप में, तकनीकी या प्रौद्योगिक रूप से विधि की दृष्टि से देखने पर vješto technikailag secara teknis tæknilega dal punto di vista tecnico 技術的に 기술적으로는 technikos požiūriu no tehnikas viedokļa; tehniskā ziņā dr segi teknik technisch teknisk z technicznego punktu widzenia tecnicamente ca tehnică технично technicky tehnično tehnički tekniskt อย่างเชี่ยวชาญเฉพาะอย่าง teknik açıdan 在專門技巧上 в технічному відношенні جہاں تک فن کا تعلق ہے về mặt kỹ thuật 在专门技巧上

3 according to strict obedience to laws or rules Technically, you aren't allowed to do that, but I don't suppose anyone will object. tegnies gesproke فَنِّيَّا، قانونِيّا в специален смисъл v zásadě teoretisk genau genommen τυπικά, σύμφωνα με τους κανόνες en teoría vormiliselt در واقع tarkkaan ottaen en principe מִבּחִינָת טֶכנִית tehnički, formalno technikailag secara teknis strangt til tekið tecnicamente 厳密にいえば 원칙적으로는 pagal taisykles, formaliai formāli berdasarkan alasan-alasan teknik strikt genomen av formelle grunner formalnie tecnicamente în princi­piu формально v zásade natančno vzeto tehnički formellt, enligt lagen (reglerna) ทางเทคนิค kurallara göre 根據法津［規則］ формально قانون و ضابطہ کے مطابق về mặt nguyên tắc 根据法津［规则］

n techˈnician [-ˈniʃən]

a person who has been trained to do something which involves some skill, eg with a piece of machinery One of our technicians will repair the machine. tegnikus تِقْني، فَنِّي، خَبير техник technik, -čka tekniker der/die Techniker(in) τεχνίτης, τεχνικός técnico tehnik تکنیسین teknikko technicien/-ienne טֶכנַאי प्रविधिज्ञ, मिस्त्री tehničar (műszaki) szakember; műszerész teknisi tæknimaður; fagmaður tecnico 技術者 전문가, 기술자 technikas tehniķis; laborants juruteknik technicus tekniker, fagmann technik, inżynier técnico tehni­cian специалист; техник technik, -čka tehnik tehničar tekniker ผู้ที่มีความชำนาญเฉพาะด้าน teknisyen 技術員，技師 майстер своєї справи; фахівець ماہر فن chuyên gia, kỹ thuật viên 技术员，技师

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technical → تقني technický teknisk technisch τεχνικός técnico tekninen technique tehnički tecnico 専門的な 기술적인 technisch teknisk techniczny técnico технический teknisk เกี่ยวกับวิชาช่าง teknik kỹ thuật 技术的