technical

Syllables: tech·ni·calUK/ˈtɛk.nɪk.əl/

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Southern US/ˈtɛt.nɪk.əl/

technical adjective: specifically related to a particular discipline. Also the ellipsis of technical foul.

Adjective

technical (comparative more technical, superlative most technical)

Specifically related to a particular discipline.
- Particle physics uses the word spin in a technical sense.
- By granting the appeal, the court is directly taking on the merits of a controversy that it largely avoided earlier this year, when it sided with Trump on technical grounds dealing with how the challenges to the policy were handled by lower courts.2025 December 5, John Fritze, “Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship”, in CNN
Synonyms:

technic
1. (broadly) difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
  - This part of the article is going to be quite technical but I cannot avoid it. It's a very complex topic.2025 April 22, Artem S. Tashkinov, Why Linux is not ready for the desktop (the final edition)
Of or related to technology.
- Since the 1940s there had been many technical advancements, and a Mach 3 interceptor was no longer a mere pipe dream.
Synonyms:

technological, technologic
Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
- Kayla can probably get the printer working. She's technical like that.
Relating to, or requiring, technique.
- The performance showed technical virtuosity, but lacked inspiration.
- Its design apparently made for interesting racing, with a challenging climb, technical bends and a finishing straight long enough to produce exciting sprints.2015, Robert Dineen, Kings of the Road: A Journey into the Heart of British Cycling
Synonyms:

technic
1. Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
  - technical climbing
  - It was a technical ascent involving ropework, belays, and protection, and the exposure was great, but there were abundant hand and footholds, and the rock was sound.2014, Stephen C. Sieberson, The Naked Mountaineer: Misadventures of an Alpine Traveler
(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
- The market had a technical rally, due to an oversold condition.
In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
- Crossing the front lawn of that house to get to the mailbox was a technical trespass.

Noun

technical (countable and uncountable, plural technicals)

A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
- “Individuals or groups of people who have trucks mounted with antiaircraft guns, known as ‘technicals,’ should bring those battlewagons to Mogadishu’s old port,” he said.2007 January 2, Jeffrey Gettleman, “After 15 Years, Someone’s in Charge in Somalia, if Barely”, in New York Times
A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.

Also used as

technical is also the ellipsis of technical foul.

technical is also the ellipsis of technical school.

technical is also the ellipsis of technical course.

technical is also the ellipsis of technical examination.

technical is also the ellipsis of technical rehearsal.

technical meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

technical in Hindi

तकनीकी

technical in Marathi

pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts: तांत्रिक tāntrik

technical in Urdu

pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts: تکنیکی taknīkī

technical in Bengali

প্রযুক্তিগত, কারিগরি, টেকনিক্যাল

More languagesFewer languages

technical in Telugu: పారిభాషిక pāribhāṣika
technical in Malayalam: സാങ്കേതിക sāṅkētika
technical in Kannada: ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ
technical in Punjabi: ਤਕਨੀਕੀ
technical in Gujarati: ટેકનિકલ, તકનિકી
technical in Odia: ବୈଷଯ଼ିକ
technical in Sinhala: තාක්ෂණික tākṣaṇika
technical in Tagalog: aghimuin
technical in Malay: teknikal
technical in Indonesian: teknis

Examples of technical in a sentence

I was able to speak to a technical support person and get the problem solved.
He used technical jargon but I managed to catch the drift of his argument.
A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements.

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Synonyms of technical

Antonyms

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Forms of technical

Adjective
comparative	more technical
superlative	most technical
Noun
plural	technicals

Origin of technical

From Late Latin technicus + -al, from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”). For the late 20th-century origin of the noun sense (vehicle), see Wikipedia.

Words formed from technical

Questions about technical

What does technical mean?: Technical means specifically related to a particular discipline.
What is technical in Hindi?: Technical in Hindi is तकनीकी. See Technical meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is technical?: Technical can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce technical?: Technical is pronounced /ˈtɛk.nɪk.əl/ (UK).

Words near technical in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: technical (page history and authors); technical (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); technical (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); technical (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); technical (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); technical (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); technical (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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