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Dictionary: tech·ni·cal   (tĕk'nĭ-kəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or derived from technique.
    1. Having special skill or practical knowledge especially in a mechanical or scientific field: a technical adviser.
    2. Used in or peculiar to a specific field or profession; specialized: technical terminology.
    1. Belonging or relating to a particular subject: technical expertise.
    2. Of, relating to, or involving the practical, mechanical, or industrial arts or the applied sciences: a technical school.
    1. Abstract or theoretical: a technical analysis.
    2. Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific.
  2. According to principle; formal rather than practical: a technical advantage.
  3. Industrial and mechanical; technological.
  4. 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.

[From Greek tekhnikos, of art, from tekhnē, art.]

technically tech'ni·cal·ly adv.
technicalness tech'ni·cal·ness n.

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adj

Definition: concerning details, mechanics
Antonyms: unmechanical, untechnical


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IN BRIEF: Having to do with the details of a subject.

pronunciation After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form.The greatest scientists are always artists as well. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - teknisk, faglig, fagmæssig
n. - teknisk enhed, skytte på teknisk enhed

idioms:

  • technical college    teknisk skole
  • technical hitch    teknisk fremskridt
  • technical support    teknisk support, teknisk rådgivning
  • technical writing    teknisk dokumentation

Nederlands (Dutch)
technisch, formeel

Français (French)
adj. - technique, (Jur) de procédure, (Mus, Sport) technique
n. - technicité

idioms:

  • technical college    collège technique
  • technical hitch    incident technique
  • technical support    assistance technique
  • technical writing    rédaction technique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - technisch, Fach..., formaljuristisch
n. - Technik

idioms:

  • technical college    Fachhochschule
  • technical hitch    technisches Problem, unerwartete Schwierigkeit
  • technical support    technische Unterstützung
  • technical writing    Abfassen technischer Dokumente

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τεχνικός (όρος κ.λπ.), εξειδικευμένος, τεχνικής μορφής

idioms:

  • technical college    ανώτερη τεχνική σχολή
  • technical hitch    προσωρινή βλάβη
  • technical support    τεχνική υποστήριξη
  • technical writing    τεχνικά συγγράμματα

Italiano (Italian)
tecnico

idioms:

  • technical college    istituto tecnico
  • technical hitch    problema tecnico
  • technical writing    testo tecnico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - técnico

idioms:

  • technical college    escola técnica
  • technical hitch    interrupção, paralisação ou pane devida a falha técnica
  • technical writing    redação técnica

Русский (Russian)
технический, специальный, формальный, техничный

idioms:

  • technical college    техникум
  • technical hitch    временная неисправность машины или инструмента
  • technical writing    писать на технические темы

Español (Spanish)
adj. - técnico
n. - tecnicismo

idioms:

  • technical college    instituto de formación profesional
  • technical hitch    incidente técnico
  • technical support    apoyo técnico
  • technical writing    redacción técnica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - teknisk, fackyrkesinriktad, fackmässig, formell, saklig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
技术上的, 工业的, 专门的, 技术

idioms:

  • technical college    专科学校
  • technical hitch    技术故障, 机件故障, 技术性障碍
  • technical support    技术支持
  • technical writing    技术书写, 技术文件

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 技術上的, 工業的, 專門的
n. - 技術

idioms:

  • technical college    專科學校
  • technical hitch    技術故障, 機件故障, 技術性障礙
  • technical support    技術支援
  • technical writing    技術書寫, 技術文件

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공업의, 전문적인, 법적으로 성립되는
n. - 공업 , 기술, 기법

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 技術の, 技術上の, 専門の, 専門的な, 特殊の, 厳密な規則による, 工業の

idioms:

  • technical college    テクニカルカレッジ
  • technical hitch    一時停止
  • technical writing    テクニカルライティング

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فني, تقني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טכני, מעשי, מבחינת ההגדרה המצומצמת‬
n. - ‮כלי-רכב בו (בייחוד משאית) מוצבים מקלעים (ארה"ב)‬


 
 
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