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say it: TEK-ni-kuhl
technical is an adjective and noun meaning "of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill". It is pronounced /ˈtɛknɪkəl/ — TEK-ni-kuhl. It carries 9 recorded senses.
of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
“his technical innovation was his brushwork”
“the technical dazzle of her dancing”
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”
of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
“technical college”
“technological development”
relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
“mechanical arts”
“mechanical design”
“mechanical skills”
“a technical fault”
according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules
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”
a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
(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
basketball
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for technical come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.