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tech·ni·cal   (těk'nĭ-kəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or derived from technique.

    1. Having special skill or practical knowledge especially in a mechanical or scientific field: a technical adviser.

    2. Used in or peculiar to a specific field or profession; specialized: technical terminology.

    3. Belonging or relating to a particular subject: technical expertise.

    4. Of, relating to, or involving the practical, mechanical, or industrial arts or the applied sciences: a technical school.

    5. Abstract or theoretical: a technical analysis.

    6. Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific.

    1. Belonging or relating to a particular subject: technical expertise.

    2. Of, relating to, or involving the practical, mechanical, or industrial arts or the applied sciences: a technical school.

    3. Abstract or theoretical: a technical analysis.

    4. Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific.

    1. Abstract or theoretical: a technical analysis.

    2. Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific.

  2. According to principle; formal rather than practical: a technical advantage.

  3. Industrial and mechanical; technological.

  4. Relating to or based on analysis of market indicators, such as trading volume and fluctuations in securities prices, rather than underlying economic conditions such as corporate earnings, inflation, and unemployment: a technical correction in the stock market.

n.   Sports
A technical foul.

[From Greek tekhnikos, of art, from tekhnē, art; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]
tech'ni·cal·ly adv., tech'ni·cal·ness n.
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