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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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Word Origin & History

technical 
1617, "skilled in a particular art or subject," formed in Eng. from Gk. tekhnikos "of art," from tekhne "art, skill, craft" (see techno-). The sense narrowed to "having to do with the mechanical arts" (1727). Technicality is from 1814. Basketball technical foul (one which does not involve contact between opponents) is recorded from 1934. Boxing technical knock-out (one in which the loser is not knocked out) is recorded from 1921; abbreviation TKO is from 1940s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tech·ni·cal
Pronunciation: 'tek-ni-k&l
Function: adjective
1 a : marked by or characteristic of specialization b : of or relating to a special field or subject
2 : of or relating to technique technical skill>
3 : of,relating to, or produced by ordinary commercial processes without being subjected to special purification <technical sulfuric acid> —tech·ni·cal·ly /-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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