| tech. |
abbreviation of "technology," "technician," or "technical." |
| techie |
(informal) someone with an avid interest and high degree of proficiency in a technical field, esp. electronic and computer technology. [2 definitions] |
| technetium |
a synthetic radioactive chemical element that has forty-three protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Tc) |
| technetronic |
relating to or marked by the use of technology and electronics to solve social, political, or economic problems. |
| technic |
(pl., but used with a sing. or pl. verb) the principles, methods, or study of an art or process. [3 definitions] |
| technical |
of or relating to technique. [5 definitions] |
| technical foul |
in certain team sports, esp. basketball, a foul called on a participant for misconduct occurring outside active play. (Cf. personal foul.) |
| technicality |
the state or quality of being technical. [2 definitions] |
| technical knockout |
in boxing, a victory won as a result of the opponent being so badly hurt that the referee declares the match over; TKO. (Cf. knockout.) |
| technically |
only according to the facts or to the exact meaning of words or rules. |
| technical sergeant |
an officer in the U.S. Air Force ranking above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant. |
| technician |
a person whose work requires certain technical skills. [2 definitions] |
| Technicolor |
trademark for a process of producing color in motion pictures. |
| technique |
the specific method of doing or performing something. [2 definitions] |
| techno- |
technical. [2 definitions] |
| technocracy |
a theoretical system in which the research of scientists and technicians controls the economic and social decisions of a society. [2 definitions] |
| technography |
the study of the history and geographic distribution of arts, crafts, and sciences. |
| technological |
of or relating to technology. [2 definitions] |
| technology |
an area of knowledge or expertise concerning the practical applications of science and industry, or the collective methods and inventions that are produced through research in such areas. [2 definitions] |
| tectonic |
of or pertaining to changes in the earth's crust. [2 definitions] |
| tectonic plate |
any of the several segments of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move in relation to one another causing such phenomena as continental drift and volcanic eruptions. |