ge·o·tech·ni·cal

[jee-oh-tek-ni-kuhl]
adjective
of or pertaining to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.

Origin:
geo- + technical

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geotechnical (ˌdʒiːəʊˈtɛknɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
relating to the application of technology to engineering problems caused by geological factors

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Geotechnical is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example sentences
One of our geotechnical engineers estimated the boring locations in the field using a boring location map asa reference.
Microgravity is a geophysical method that is increasingly being used for environmental and geotechnical investigations.
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