technical
adj
1 of, relating to, or specializing in industrial, practical, or mechanical arts and applied sciences
a technical institute
2 skilled in practical and mechanical arts rather than theoretical or abstract thinking
3 relating to or characteristic of a particular field of activity
the technical jargon of linguistics
4 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
5 of, derived from, or showing technique
technical brilliance
6 (of a financial market) having prices determined by internal speculative or manipulative factors rather than by general or economic conditions a technical rally ♦
technically adv ♦
technicalness n
technical college
n (Brit) an institution for further education that provides courses in technology, art, secretarial skills, agriculture, etc., (Sometimes (informal) shortened to)
tech
technical drawing
n the study and practice, esp. as a subject taught in school, of the basic techniques of draughtsmanship, as employed in mechanical drawing, architecture, etc., (Abbrev.)
TD
technical institute
n (N.Z) a higher-education institution, (Sometimes (informal) shortened to)
tech
technical knockout
n (Boxing) a judgment of a knockout given when a boxer is in the referee's opinion too badly beaten to continue without risk of serious injury
technical sergeant
n a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps or Air Force ranking immediately subordinate to a master sergeant