technical Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
  2. noun (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play
    technical foul.
  3. adjective of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
    proficient.
    • his technical innovation was his brushwork
    • the technical dazzle of her dancing
  4. 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
  5. adjective of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
    technological.
    • technical college
    • technological development
  6. adjective satellite of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
    expert.
    • technical terminology
    • a technical report
    • technical language
  7. adjective satellite 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

WordNet


Tech"nic*al adjective
Etymology
Gr. , fr. an art, probably from the same root as , , to bring forth, produce, and perhaps akin to E. text: cf. F. technique.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913