technologicaladj.

Brit.

/ˌtɛknəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌtɛknəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s technologicall, 1600s– technological.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin technologicus , -ical suffix; technology n., -ical suffix.

Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin technologicus (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1630: see technologic adj.) + -ical suffix. In later use < technology n. + -ical suffix, in sense 2a originally after German technologisch technologic adj. Compare technical adj. and later technologic adj.

1. Belonging to or according with the terminology, techniques, or methodology of a particular branch of knowledge, or (later) a particular technology; technical. Now rare. Cf. technical adj. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > register > [adjective] > technical

technological1627

technical1635

pseudo-technical1907

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > technical

technological1627

technical1635

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. sig. A5 Each Science termes of Art hath wherewithall To expresse themselues, calld Technologicall.

1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. 560 Had the Apostle used this Technological Phrase in any different sense from its common acceptation, he would have told us of it.

1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. Pref. 20 The word λογος..being a technological term well known among the Jews (probably from the writings of Philo).

1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire III. 436 It is beyond the limits of our plan to describe the manipulation, the smelting-process, or in general the technological operations.

1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. 432 This material, considered in a technological sense, may be described as an alkaline silicate.

1989 R. S. Wurman Information Anxiety 38 This definition remained fairly constant until the years immediately following World War II, when it came into vogue to use ‘information’ as a technological term to define anything that was sent over an electric or mechanical channel.

a. Of or relating to the practical arts and applied sciences; relating to or dealing with the study of technology or its practical application.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > study of work > [adjective] > relating to technology or technography

technological1789

technographic1891

biotechnological1937

1789 Select Catal. German Bks. 35 Kruenitz Oeconomical and Technological Cyclopedia.

1796 Brit. Crit. Feb. 213 A disseration on ivory, which gives occasion to a variety of curious physical, technological, and antiquarian observations.

1800 Monthly Mag. June 468/2 A new work..consecrated entirely to the arts and manufactures, in the way of annals or technological memoirs.

1865 Anthropol. Rev. 3 54 The existence of pre-Celtic races, to whom the implements and arts of the European Stone Period were assignable, had been maintained both on technological and philological grounds.

1881 Science Feb. 91/1 A broken knee will never set itself... The medical influence in question is certainly technological. It is by means of force that the physician brings the pieces together in a position which as nearly as possible corresponds to the natural one.

1913 Times 12 Feb. 22/6 The general recognition of the science of engineering..has been of immense service in the development of specialized or advanced technological education suitable to the needs of the professional man.

1958 Man 58 59/1 Artificial true fluid bronze, the greatest secret of the gods snatched by promethean smiths for the technological benefit of man.

1961 P. Drucker Technol. & Culture II. 348 There is only one thing we do not know about the Technological Revolution—but it is essential: What happened to bring about the basic change..which released it?

1996 C. G. Herndl in A. H. Duin & C. J. Hansen Nonacademic Writing ii. 25 Scholars working in technical and professional writing have increasingly used sophisticated rhetorical analyses to explore the way power and knowledge interact in writing that circulates in professional and technological institutions.

2006 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 7/5 Great economies are founded on entrepreneurialism, technological innovation and investment in the pursuit of wealth.

b. Using or characterized by (advanced) technology; (also) resulting from developments in technology. technological unemployment: unemployment brought about by a reduction in the necessary workforce as a result of technological advances.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > [adjective] > relating to technology

technologic1817

technological1924

tech1942

whizz-bang1966

high-tech1967

low-tech1967

1924 H. U. Faulkner Amer. Econ. Hist. 642 There had been no increase in employment relative to the increase in capital equipment. Much of this was due to what was usually termed ‘technological unemployment’.

1942 J. H. Oldham in Christian News-Let. 6 May 5/2 The question of the stability of our modern technological civilization.

1970 Nature 24 Oct. 387/2 The one dimensional ‘technological fixes’ that society has so far provided to solve its problems.

1994 Amer. Q. 46 351 Racked by unemployment and the loss of research funds and blamed for technological unemployment and social irresponsibility, the scientists' status declined.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	technological
释义	technologicaladj. Brit. /ˌtɛknəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌtɛknəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s technologicall, 1600s– technological. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin technologicus , -ical suffix; technology n., -ical suffix. Etymology: Originally < post-classical Latin technologicus (although this is apparently first attested slightly later: 1630: see technologic adj.) + -ical suffix. In later use < technology n. + -ical suffix, in sense 2a originally after German technologisch technologic adj. Compare technical adj. and later technologic adj. 1. Belonging to or according with the terminology, techniques, or methodology of a particular branch of knowledge, or (later) a particular technology; technical. Now rare. Cf. technical adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > register > [adjective] > technical technological1627 technical1635 pseudo-technical1907 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > technical technological1627 technical1635 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. sig. A5 Each Science termes of Art hath wherewithall To expresse themselues, calld Technologicall. 1686 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. II II. 560 Had the Apostle used this Technological Phrase in any different sense from its common acceptation, he would have told us of it. 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. Pref. 20 The word λογος..being a technological term well known among the Jews (probably from the writings of Philo). 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire III. 436 It is beyond the limits of our plan to describe the manipulation, the smelting-process, or in general the technological operations. 1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. 432 This material, considered in a technological sense, may be described as an alkaline silicate. 1989 R. S. Wurman Information Anxiety 38 This definition remained fairly constant until the years immediately following World War II, when it came into vogue to use ‘information’ as a technological term to define anything that was sent over an electric or mechanical channel. 2. a. Of or relating to the practical arts and applied sciences; relating to or dealing with the study of technology or its practical application. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > study of work > [adjective] > relating to technology or technography technological1789 technographic1891 biotechnological1937 1789 Select Catal. German Bks. 35 Kruenitz Oeconomical and Technological Cyclopedia. 1796 Brit. Crit. Feb. 213 A disseration on ivory, which gives occasion to a variety of curious physical, technological, and antiquarian observations. 1800 Monthly Mag. June 468/2 A new work..consecrated entirely to the arts and manufactures, in the way of annals or technological memoirs. 1865 Anthropol. Rev. 3 54 The existence of pre-Celtic races, to whom the implements and arts of the European Stone Period were assignable, had been maintained both on technological and philological grounds. 1881 Science Feb. 91/1 A broken knee will never set itself... The medical influence in question is certainly technological. It is by means of force that the physician brings the pieces together in a position which as nearly as possible corresponds to the natural one. 1913 Times 12 Feb. 22/6 The general recognition of the science of engineering..has been of immense service in the development of specialized or advanced technological education suitable to the needs of the professional man. 1958 Man 58 59/1 Artificial true fluid bronze, the greatest secret of the gods snatched by promethean smiths for the technological benefit of man. 1961 P. Drucker Technol. & Culture II. 348 There is only one thing we do not know about the Technological Revolution—but it is essential: What happened to bring about the basic change..which released it? 1996 C. G. Herndl in A. H. Duin & C. J. Hansen Nonacademic Writing ii. 25 Scholars working in technical and professional writing have increasingly used sophisticated rhetorical analyses to explore the way power and knowledge interact in writing that circulates in professional and technological institutions. 2006 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 7/5 Great economies are founded on entrepreneurialism, technological innovation and investment in the pursuit of wealth. b. Using or characterized by (advanced) technology; (also) resulting from developments in technology. technological unemployment: unemployment brought about by a reduction in the necessary workforce as a result of technological advances. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [adjective] > relating to technology technologic1817 technological1924 tech1942 whizz-bang1966 high-tech1967 low-tech1967 1924 H. U. Faulkner Amer. Econ. Hist. 642 There had been no increase in employment relative to the increase in capital equipment. Much of this was due to what was usually termed ‘technological unemployment’. 1942 J. H. Oldham in Christian News-Let. 6 May 5/2 The question of the stability of our modern technological civilization. 1970 Nature 24 Oct. 387/2 The one dimensional ‘technological fixes’ that society has so far provided to solve its problems. 1994 Amer. Q. 46 351 Racked by unemployment and the loss of research funds and blamed for technological unemployment and social irresponsibility, the scientists' status declined. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1627
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