TECHNICAL

technical

(adjective) 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”

technical

(adjective) 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”

technical, expert

(adjective) of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; “technical terminology”; “a technical report”; “technical language”

technical, proficient

(adjective) of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; “his technical innovation was his brushwork”; “the technical dazzle of her dancing”

technical

(adjective) according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules

technical, technological

(adjective) of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; “technical college”; “technological development”

mechanical, mechanically skillful, technical

(adjective) relating to or concerned with machinery or tools; “mechanical arts”; “mechanical design”; “mechanical skills”; “a technical fault”

technical

(noun) a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

technical (comparative more technical, superlative most technical)

Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any academic, legal, science, engineering, business, or the like terminology with specific and precise meaning or (frequently, as a degree of distinction) shades of meaning; specially appropriate to any art, science or engineering field, or business

(of a person) Technically-minded; adept with science and technology.

Relating to, or requiring, technique.

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.

Antonyms

• non-technical, nontechnical

Coordinate terms

• (securities and other markets): fundamental

Noun

technical (plural technicals)

A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.

(basketball) A technical foul: a violation of sportsmanlike conduct, not involving physical contact.

(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.

Anagrams

• catchline, clean chit

Source: Wiktionary


Tech"nic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. text: cf. F. technique.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or the like; specially appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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