[tech.ni.cal] adj [Gk technikos of art, skillful, fr. techne art, craft, skill; akin to Gk tekton builder, carpenter, L texere to weave, Skt taksati he fashions] (1617) 1 a: having special and usu. practical knowledge esp. of a mechanical or scientific subject "a ~ consultant" b: marked by or characteristic of specialization "~ language"
2. a: of or relating to a particular subject b: of or relating to a practical subject organized on scientific principles "a ~ 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 "~ sulfuric acid"
6: relating to or caused by the functioning of the market as a discrete mechanism not influenced by macroeconomic factors "~ rally" "~ analysis" -- tech.ni.cal.ly adv