technical

adj

1. Specifically related to a particular discipline.

   “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.”

2. (broadly)Specifically related to a particular discipline.

   “This part of the article is going to be quite technical but I cannot avoid it. It's a very complex topic.”

3. Of or related to technology.

   “Since the 1940s there had been many technical advancements, and a Mach 3 interceptor was no longer a mere pipe dream.”

4. Technically minded; adept with science and technology.

   “Kayla can probably get the printer working. She's technical like that.”

5. Relating to, or requiring, technique.

   “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.”

6. Relating to, or requiring, technique.

   “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.”

7. Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.

   “The market had a technical rally, due to an oversold condition.”

8. In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.

   “Crossing the front lawn of that house to get to the mailbox was a technical trespass.”

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.

   ““Individuals or groups of people who have trucks mounted with antiaircraft guns, known as ‘technicals,’ should bring those battlewagons to Mogadishu’s old port,” he said.”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of technical foul.
3. (countable, uncountable)A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of technical school.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of technical course.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of technical examination.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable)Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.