technical -
adj. 1 of or involving or concerned
with the mechanical arts and applied sciences (
technical college; a
technical education).
2 of or relating to a particular subject or craft etc. or its techniques (
technical terms;
technical merit).
3 (of a book or
discourse etc.) using
technical language; requiring
special knowledge to be understood.
4 due to mechanical failure (a
technical hitch).
5 legally such; such in strict interpretation (
technical assault;
lost on a
technical point).
technical hitch a temporary breakdown or problem in machinery etc. technical knockout Boxing a termination of a fight by the referee on the grounds of a contestant's inability to continue, the opponent being declared the winner.
technically adv. technicalness n.
