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Meaning of technical | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2 Standard
ˈtɛk.nɪ.kəl

Definitions

  1. Specifically related to a particular discipline.
  2. technician
  3. difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
    broadly
  4. face (a wrestler whose in-ring persona embodies heroic or virtuous traits)
  5. Of or related to technology.
  6. Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
  7. Relating to, or requiring, technique.
  8. Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
  9. Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
  10. In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.

Equivalents

Español técnico técnico
Français technical technique
Italiano tecnico
Nederlands technisch
Português técnico
Русский технический

Examples

“Particle physics uses the word spin in a technical sense.”
“By granting the appeal, the court is directly taking on the merits of a controversy that it largely avoided earlier this year, when it sided with Trump on technical grounds dealing with how the challenges to the policy were handled by lower courts.”
“One example of the blurring of boundaries is the growing interdependence of social and technical skills. The sales engineers and the clients' engineers are all knowledge workers.”
“This part of the article is going to be quite technical but I cannot avoid it. It's a very complex topic.”
“Since the 1940s there had been many technical advancements, and a Mach 3 interceptor was no longer a mere pipe dream.”
“Kayla can probably get the printer working. She's technical like that.”
“The performance showed technical virtuosity, but lacked inspiration.”
“Its design apparently made for interesting racing, with a challenging climb, technical bends and a finishing straight long enough to produce exciting sprints.”
“technical climbing”
“It was a technical ascent involving ropework, belays, and protection, and the exposure was great, but there were abundant hand and footholds, and the rock was sound.”
“The market had a technical rally, due to an oversold condition.”
“Crossing the front lawn of that house to get to the mailbox was a technical trespass.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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