'Technical' definitions:
Definition of 'technical'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing" [syn: technical, proficient]
adjective
Characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences; "a technical problem"; "highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public"; "a technical report"; "producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country"; "technical training"; "technical language" [ant: nontechnical, untechnical]
adjective
Of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; "technical college"; "technological development" [syn: technical, technological]
adjective
Of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language" [syn: technical, expert]
adjective
Resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations; "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction"
noun
A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
noun
(basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play [syn: technical foul, technical]
Definition of 'Technical'
From: GCIDE
- Technical \Tech"nic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? an art, probably from the same root as ?, ?, to bring forth, produce, and perhaps akin to E. text: cf. F. technique.] Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or the like; specially appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'technical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accomplished,
- applied,
- at concert pitch,
- authoritative,
- back-burner,
- career,
- coached,
- complex,
- complicated,
- confined,
- conversant,
- detailed,
- dinky,
- disciplinary,
- dispensable,
- expert,
- feature,
- featured,
- finished,
- functional,
- immaterial,
- inappreciable,
- inconsequential,
- inconsiderable,
- industrial,
- inessential,
- inferior,
- initiate,
- initiated,
- insignificant,
- intricate,
- irrelevant,
- knowledgeable,
- limited,
- little,
- mechanical,
- minor,
- minute,
- negligible,
- nonessential,
- not vital,
- official,
- petit,
- polytechnic,
- practiced,
- prepared,
- primed,
- pro,
- professional,
- restricted,
- scholarly,
- scientific,
- skilled,
- small,
- specialist,
- specialistic,
- specialized,
- technicological,
- technological,
- trained,
- unessential,
- unimpressive,
- unnoteworthy,
- vocational
Words containing 'Technical'
- Technic,
- Technicalities,
- Technicality,
- Technically,
- Technicalness,
- Technicals,
- Technics,
- technical analysis,
- technical analyst,
- technical foul,
- technical grade,
- technical knockout,
- technical school,
- technical sergeant,
- technical-grade,
- defense technical information center,
- national technical information service,
- technical analysis of stock trends