adj.
Pronunciation: ' tek-ni-k ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek technikos of art, skillful, from techn ē art, craft, skill; akin to Greek tekt ō n builder, carpenter, Latin texere to weave, Sanskrit tak ș ati he fashions
Date: 1617
1 a : having special and usually practical knowledge especially of a mechanical or scientific subject <a technical consultant> b : marked by or characteristic of specialization < technical language>
2 a : of or relating to a particular subject b : of or relating to a practical subject organized on scientific principles <a technical school> c : TECHNOLOGICAL 1
3 a : based on or marked by a strict or legal interpretation b : LEGAL 6
4 : of or relating to technique
5 : of, relating to, or produced by ordinary commercial processes without being subjected to special purification < technical sulfuric acid>
6 : relating to or caused by the functioning of the market as a discrete mechanism not influenced by macroeconomic factors <a technical rally>
– tech · ni · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb