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technological

[tek-nuh-loj-i-kuhl]

tech·no·log·i·cal

[tek-nuh-loj-i-kuhl]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to technology; relating to science and industry.
2.
Economics. caused by technical advances in production methods.
Also, tech·no·log·ic.


Origin:
1620–30; technolog(y) + -ical

tech·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·tech·no·log·i·cal, adjective
non·tech·no·log·ic, adjective
non·tech·no·log·i·cal, adjective
non·tech·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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pre·tech·no·log·i·cal, adjective
pre·tech·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

technical, technological.
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Technological has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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World English Dictionary
technology (tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ)
 
n , pl -gies
1.  the application of practical sciences to industry or commerce
2.  the methods, theory, and practices governing such application: a highly developed technology
3.  the total knowledge and skills available to any human society for industry, art, science, etc
 
[C17: from Greek tekhnologia systematic treatment, from tekhnē art, skill]
 
technological
 
adj
 
techno'logically
 
adv
 
tech'nologist
 
n

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