adj.
- Of, relating to, or derived from technique.
- Having special skill or practical knowledge especially in a mechanical or scientific field: a technical adviser.
- Used in or peculiar to a specific field or profession; specialized: technical terminology.
- Belonging or relating to a particular subject: technical expertise.
- Of, relating to, or involving the practical, mechanical, or industrial arts or the applied sciences: a technical school.
- Abstract or theoretical: a technical analysis.
- Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific.
- According to principle; formal rather than practical: a technical advantage.
- Industrial and mechanical; technological.
- 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.
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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