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# technical

«technical» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with science, machines, computers or practical skills** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (technical, more technical, most technical)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Technical means to do with science, machines, computers or practical skills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#m1)

2) Technical words are special words used by experts in a subject. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#m2)

3) Technical can mean following the exact rules strictly: "a technical foul". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school: technical drawing, technical vocabulary in science and maths (like "denominator" or "photosynthesis"). In everyday life: technical problems with computers. In sport: technical skill. Phrases: technical problem, technical terms, technical support, technical skill.

### examples

- The show was delayed by a technical problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#x1)
- Learn the technical words for the parts of a flower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#x2)
- Call technical support if the printer won't work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#x3)
- The skater showed great technical skill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#x4)
- The book was too technical for me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#x5)
- He won on a technical point. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#x6)
- There still remain several technical trade terms requiring elucidation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/#x7)

### note

Adverb: technically ("technically, a tomato is a fruit"). Noun: technique (a way of doing something); technician (a person). Informal short form: "techie" for a technical person.

### In the corpora

- [Banks and companies use dry, technical words so that debt and job losses sound like ordinary paperwork.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/20-debt-and-jobs/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «technical» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technical/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.