technical
/ˈtɛknɪk(ə)l
/adjective
1Relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques: technical terms...
- The true tattoo artist has had years of formal training and apprenticeship and has thoroughly learned the technical skills of the craft.
- Great cinematography is a true art form and its practitioners combine an artistic eye, consummate technical skill and long term experience to come up with a great shot.
- But in order to initiate this interplay, the creator - the artist - must have some measure of skill or technical proficiency in his or her craft.
1.1(Especially of a book or article) requiring special knowledge to be understood: a technical report...
- He is a prolific writer, with more than two dozen technical articles and books to his name.
- His book is a technical book written for specialists.
- His articles are highly technical and written for specialists in the field of differential geometry.
Synonyms
specialist, specialized, scientific;
complex, complicated, esoteric
2Involving or concerned with applied and industrial sciences: an important technical achievement...
- The objectifying consciousness that brought about the rise of natural science and the advanced technical culture of the West profoundly damaged theological thought.
- It was an extraordinary technical achievement.
- These technical achievements are intriguing.
Synonyms
practical, scientific, applied, applying science, non-theoretical;
technological, high-tech, hi-tech;
engineering
3Resulting from mechanical failure: a technical fault...
- Cracks in the gelcoat used to waterproof the packaging resulted in technical failure due to water short circuiting the power supply.
- The heroes have problems with suit breaches, software patches, gravity failures, and other technical glitches.
- What's more, he's been told by support staff on more than one occasion that this technical fault has affected ‘thousands’ of punters.
Synonyms
mechanical
4According to a strict application or interpretation of the law or rules: the arrest was a technical violation of the treaty...
- In extreme cases, officials might seize upon a technical rule violation and use it as an excuse to disqualify them.
- And the standard of the reasonable commercial person is hostile to technical interpretations and undue emphasis on niceties of language.'
- The above comments have covered the generally welcomed erosion of the technical rules of corroboration.
noun
(In areas with guerrilla warfare) a small truck with a machine gun mounted on the back: the helicopters flew difficult night-time searches for technicals...
- Technicals are non combatant vehicles modified for combat use.
- In some regional conflicts these "technicals" are the only combat vehicles present.
- This first pic shows a technical based on a Toyota Land Cruiser High Top wagon with the roof cut off.
Rhymes
- moustache
- moustache cup
- moustached
- moustached bat
- moustached guenon
- moustached monkey
- moustached tamarin
- moustached warbler
- moustacheless
- moustache-lifter
- moustache monkey
- Moustache Pete
- moustachial
- moustachioed
- Mousterian
- Mousterioid
- Mousteroid
- Moustiers
- mousy
- Moutan
- Moutan peony
- mouth
- mouthable
- mouth arm
- mouth-bearing