- [usually before noun] connected with the practical use of machines, methods, etc. in science and industry
- We offer free technical support for those buying our software.
- The organization provides technical assistance to farmers.
- technical skills/expertise.
- technical education
- technical drawing (= especially taught as a school subject)
- This is a purely technical issue.
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- [usually before noun] connected with the skills needed for a particular job, sport, art, etc.
- She doesn't possess the technical ability to perform the song well.
- Skaters score extra points for technical complexity.
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- connected with a particular subject and therefore difficult to understand if you do not know about that subject
- A lot of the discussions were highly technical.
- The article is full of technical terms.
- The guide is too technical for a non-specialist.
Extra Examples- The conversation was getting a bit technical for me, so I left them to it.
- Without getting too technical, this is basically how it works.
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- [only before noun] connected with the details of a law or set of rules
- Their lawyers spent days arguing over technical details.
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