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technically
English
Etymology
technical +? -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?kn?k?li/, /?t?kn?kli/
Adverb
technically (comparative more technically, superlative most technically)
- Based on precise facts, which however may be misleading or incomplete.
- Technically he was Canadian, but everyone assumed he was American.
- Having or using the skills or talent required for a certain job or profession.
- Although she is technically gifted, her piano playing lacks passion.
- According to the current state of technology.
- For now, it is technically impossible to have a manned flight to Mercury.
Translations
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technology
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????????? (tekhnología, “systematic treatment (of grammar)”), from ????? (tékhn?, “art”) + -????? (-logía, “study”). Synchronically analysable as techno- +? -logy.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t?k?n?l?d?i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /t?k?n?l?d?i/
- Rhymes: -?l?d?i
Noun
technology (countable and uncountable, plural technologies)
- (uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
- All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
- (archaic) A discourse or treatise on the arts.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "technology": assistive, automotive, biological, chemical, domestic, educational, environmental, geospatial, industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate, clean, disruptive.
- In some milieus and contexts, the word "technology" is understood to be limited to digital communications technology, e.g. "technology companies were overvalued during the dotcom bubble."
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ?????? (tekunoroj?)
Translations
Further reading
- technology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- technology at OneLook Dictionary Search
- technology in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "technology" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 315.
- technology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- technology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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