technical

[ tek-ni-kuh l ]
/ ˈtɛk nɪ kəl /

adjective

Origin of technical

First recorded in 1610–20; technic + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM technical

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH technical

technical technological

Words nearby technical

teched, techie, technetium, technetronic, technic, technical, technical area, technical college, technical drawing, technical foul, technical institute

Example sentences from the Web for nontechnical

British Dictionary definitions for nontechnical (1 of 2)

nontechnical
/ (nɒnˈtɛknɪkəl) /

adjective

not relating to, characteristic of, or skilled in a particular field of activity and its terminology

British Dictionary definitions for nontechnical (2 of 2)

technical
/ (ˈtɛknɪkəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or specializing in industrial, practical, or mechanical arts and applied sciences a technical institute
skilled in practical and mechanical arts rather than theoretical or abstract thinking
relating to or characteristic of a particular field of activity the technical jargon of linguistics
existing by virtue of a strict application of the rules or a strict interpretation of the wording a technical loophole in the law; a technical victory
of, derived from, or showing technique technical brilliance
(of a financial market) having prices determined by internal speculative or manipulative factors rather than by general or economic conditions a technical rally

Derived forms of technical

technically, adverb technicalness, noun