technology

Other forms of technology

plural

technologies·

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.

Questions about technology

What does technology mean?

technology means "the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in technology?

technology has 4 syllables: tech-no-lo-gy. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/.

What is another word for technology?

Close synonyms include engineering, engineering science, applied science. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is technology a common word?

technology is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with technology?

9 words rhyme with technology. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.