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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
technical
/ˈtɛk.nɪk.əl/
noun1 of 2
of practical use of machines or science in industry
- “You need technical knowledge to understand how this system works.”Tatoeba
- “The engineer did not find any technical problem on the airplane.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any academic, legal, science, engineering, business, or the like terminology with specific and precise meaning or (frequently, as a degree of distinction) shades of meaning.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)