'Technology' definitions:
Definition of 'technology'
(from WordNet)
noun
The practical application of science to commerce or industry [syn: technology, engineering]
noun
The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology]
Definition of 'Technology'
From: GCIDE
- Technology \Tech*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? an art + -logy; cf. Gr. ? systematic treatment: cf. F. technologie.] Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Technology is not an independent science, having a set of doctrines of its own, but consists of applications of the principles established in the various physical sciences (chemistry, mechanics, mineralogy, etc.) to manufacturing processes. --Internat. Cyc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'technology'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- academic discipline,
- academic specialty,
- applied science,
- area,
- arena,
- art,
- concern,
- craft,
- department of knowledge,
- discipline,
- domain,
- field,
- field of inquiry,
- field of study,
- mechanics,
- mechanism,
- method,
- natural science,
- ology,
- province,
- pure science,
- science,
- skill,
- social science,
- specialty,
- sphere,
- study,
- technic,
- technical know-how,
- technical knowledge,
- technical skill,
- technicology,
- technics,
- technique
Words containing 'Technology'
- Technologic,
- Technological,
- technologically,
- automotive technology,
- communications technology,
- computer technology,
- high technology,
- information technology,
- rail technology,
- technological revolution,
- technology administration,
- digital communications technology,
- human language technology,
- massachusetts institute of technology,
- recombinant dna technology,
- national institute of standards and technology