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Technology Company Noun Bre Tekˈnɒlədʒi Tekˈnɑːlədʒi Science Recent

Word technology
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / tekˈnɒlədʒi / NAmE / tekˈnɑːlədʒi /
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  • science and technology
  • recent advances in medical technology
  • to make use of the most modern technologies
  • the company has invested in the latest technology.
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technology

(noun)BrE / tekˈnɒlədʒi / NAmE / tekˈnɑːlədʒi /
  1. scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, for example in designing new machines
    • see also high technology
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/high-technology
    • science and technology
    • recent advances in medical technology
    • to make use of the most modern technologies
  2. machinery or equipment designed using technology
    • The company has invested in the latest technology.

    Extra Examples

    • Telecommunications technology is developing fast.
    • The company is investing heavily in new technologies.
    • The technology already exists to do this.
    • This technology enables computers to read handwriting.
    • We need to exploit existing technologies more fully.
    • We now have the technologies to transplant limbs.
    • a car based on alternative technology
    • a car engine based on technology developed for aeroplanes
    • exploiting existing technologies more fully
    • small businesses that are involved with emerging technologies
    • the technology for the extraction of iron ore

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent.: from Greek tekhnologia ‘systematic treatment’, from tekhnē ‘art, craft’ + -logia (see -logy).
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