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Word technical
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈteknɪkl / NAmE / ˈteknɪkl /
Example
  • we offer free technical support for those buying our software.
  • a technical education
  • technical drawing (= especially taught as a school subject)
  • skaters score extra points for technical complexity.
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technical

(adjective)BrE / ˈteknɪkl / NAmE / ˈteknɪkl /
  1. connected with the practical use of machinery, methods, etc. in science and industry
    • We offer free technical support for those buying our software.
    • a technical education
    • technical drawing (= especially taught as a school subject)
  2. connected with the skills needed for a particular job, sport, art, etc.
    • Skaters score extra points for technical complexity.
  3. connected with a particular subject and therefore difficult to understand if you do not know about that subject
    • The article is full of technical terms.
    • The guide is too technical for a non-specialist.
  4. connected with the details of a law or set of rules
    • Their lawyers spent days arguing over technical details.

    Extra Examples

    • A lot of the discussions were highly technical.
    • The conversation was getting a bit technical for me, so I left them to it.
    • The conversation was getting a little technical for me.
    • This is a purely technical problem.
    • Without getting too technical, this is basically how it works.
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