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technical |
Grep of noun technical technical knockout technical school technical sergeant technicality Overview of adj technical The adj technical has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (16) technical -- (of or relating to technique; "technical innovation in recent novels"; "technical details") 2. (11) technical -- (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") 3. (8) technical -- (of or relating to proficiency in a practical skill; "no amount of technical skill and craftsmanship can take the place of vital interest"- John Dewey) 4. (5) technical, technological -- (of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; "technical college"; "technological development") 5. technical -- (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") 6. technical -- ((chemistry) of production of chemicals for commercial purposes especially on a large scale; "technical (or commercial) sulfuric acid") Antonyms of adj technical 3 of 6 senses of technical Sense 2 technical (vs. nontechnical) nontechnical (vs. technical), untechnical Sense 5 technical INDIRECT (VIA commercial) -> noncommercial Sense 6 technical INDIRECT (VIA commercial) -> noncommercial Similarity of adj technical 6 senses of technical Sense 1 technical Pertains to noun technique (Sense 1) =>technique => method Sense 2 technical (vs. nontechnical) => abstract, theoretical => specialized, specialised Sense 3 technical Pertains to noun technique (Sense 2) =>proficiency, technique => skillfulness Sense 4 technical, technological Pertains to noun technology (Sense 2) =>engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology => discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge Sense 5 technical => commercial (vs. noncommercial) Sense 6 technical => commercial (vs. noncommercial) Attributes of adj technical Familiarity of adj technical technical used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj technical mnemotechnical nontechnical pyrotechnical technical untechnical Overview of adj technical The adj technical has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (16) technical -- (of or relating to technique; "technical innovation in recent novels"; "technical details") 2. (11) technical -- (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") 3. (8) technical -- (of or relating to proficiency in a practical skill; "no amount of technical skill and craftsmanship can take the place of vital interest"- John Dewey) 4. (5) technical, technological -- (of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; "technical college"; "technological development") 5. technical -- (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") 6. technical -- ((chemistry) of production of chemicals for commercial purposes especially on a large scale; "technical (or commercial) sulfuric acid")
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