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tech⋅ni⋅cal

[tek-ni-kuhl]
–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


tech⋅ni⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
tech⋅ni⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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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.
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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
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