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tech⋅ni⋅cal

  [tek-ni-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
2. peculiar to or characteristic of a particular art, science, profession, trade, etc.: technical details.
3. using terminology or treating subject matter in a manner peculiar to a particular field, as a writer or a book: a technical report.
4. skilled in or familiar in a practical way with a particular art, trade, etc., as a person.
5. of, pertaining to, or showing technique.
6. technically demanding or difficult: a technical violin sonata; a technical ski run.
7. designed or used for technically demanding sports or other activities: technical apparel.
8. pertaining to or connected with the mechanical or industrial arts and the applied sciences: a technical school.
9. so considered from a point of view in accordance with a stringent interpretation of the rules: a military engagement ending in a technical defeat.
10. concerned with or dwelling on technicalities: You're getting too technical for me.
11. noting a market in which prices are determined largely by supply and demand and other such internal factors rather than by general business, economic, or psychological factors that influence market activity: technical weakness or strength.
Origin:
1610–20; technic + -al

Related forms:
tech⋅ni⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
tech⋅ni⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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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.
  5. According to principle; formal rather than practical: a technical advantage.
  6. Industrial and mechanical; technological.
  7. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Technically

Tech"nic*al*ly\, adv. In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms as used in any art, business, or profession.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : technically
Spanish: técnicamente,
German: technisch,
Japanese: 専門的に
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