technological

UK/ˌtɛk.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/US/ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/

adjectiveB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,212 of 15,258leans written

Technological means to do with machines and applied science. Technological change.

It describes the method rather than the science behind it, which is a real distinction. Technological change is usually slower to arrive and faster to spread than anybody predicts.

Definitions of technological

1adjectivetechnologicalTo do with machines and applied science.B2+
“The technological problem was solved and the social one was not.”

technological is a quality.

Where it comes from

Ancient Greek
τεχνολογία — systematic treatment (of grammar)
English
technology
English, today
technological

Built from

τέχνη · Ancient Greek — art
-λογία · Ancient Greek — study

From technology + -ical. technology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (“systematic treatment (of grammar)”). Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (“systematic treatment (of grammar)”), from τέχνη (“art”) + -λογία (“study”). by surface analysis, techno- + -logy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

technological in the wild

More recent technological inventions, including the printing press, telephone, and the Internet, have lowered barriers to communication and ushered in the knowledge economy.
Technology
Although the Great Depression challenged its technological momentum, America emerged from it and World War II as one of two global superpowers.
Technological and industrial history of the United States
The term "technological evolution" captures explanations of technological change that draw on mechanisms from evolutionary biology.
Technological evolution
In the style of this catchphrase, technological evolution can be used to describe the origin of new technologies.
Technological evolution
In FP6 and FP7, focus was on technological research.
Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development

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