technicalness


tech·ni·cal

T0077600 (tĕk′nĭ-kəl)adj.1. Of or relating to technique: a technical procedure; great technical skill in playing the violin.2. a. Having or demonstrating special skill or practical knowledge especially in a mechanical or scientific field: a technical adviser; technical expertise in digital photography.b. Used in or peculiar to a specific field or profession; specialized: technical jargon.c. Requiring advanced skills or specialized equipment: technical mountain climbing.3. Of or relating to the practical, mechanical, or industrial arts or to the applied sciences: a technical institute.4. a. Of or relating to technology or technological studies: a technical breakthrough in the manufacture of solar panels; a technical journal.b. Of or involving electronic or mechanical equipment: a broadcast interrupted by technical difficulties.c. Of or relating to information technology: called technical support when the computers broke down.5. Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific: technical data; a technical analysis.6. a. In strict conformance to a law, regulation, or procedure: was held on a technical charge of vagrancy.b. Strictly or narrowly defined: "It was a Federal victory only in the technical sense that the Army of the Potomac was left in possession of the field" (Edwin C. Fishel).c. Based on analysis or principle; theoretical rather than practical: a technical advantage.7. Relating to or based on market indicators, such as trading volume and fluctuations in securities prices, rather than underlying economic factors such as corporate earnings, inflation, and unemployment: a technical analysis of market conditions.n. Sports A technical foul.
[From Greek tekhnikos, of art, from tekhnē, art; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]
tech′ni·cal·ly adv.tech′ni·cal·ness n.