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tech·nol·o·gy
 technology
- pronunciation:
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noun |
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technologies |
| definition 1: |
a field of knowledge concerned with the use of industrial arts and applied science to achieve practical objectives, or the inventions and means of solving problems that result from research in this field.
Doctors now depend heavily on medical technology.That country has vast natural resources but lacks the technology to exploit them.
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| definition 2: |
a particular method of solving practical problems that results from research in the fields of industrial arts and applied sciences.
These houses are heated with the newest solar technology. |
| derivation: |
technologist (n.) |
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similar to technology |
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application, engineering, invention |
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some actions relating to technology |
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apply, develop, employ, improve, invent, modify |
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some broader categories that include technology |
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engineering, science |
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some descriptions of technology |
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advanced, backward, complicated, convenient, current, dangerous, efficient, impractical, modern, new, obsolete, revolutionary, up-to-date, useful |
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some industries based on technology |
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communications, energy, manufacturing, space, transportation |
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some kinds of technology |
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agricultural, chemical, environmental, industrial, medical, military, nuclear |
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some people associated with technology |
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engineer, inventor, mechanic, technician |
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some places associated with technology |
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lab, laboratory, launch pad, outer space |
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some products of technology |
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airplane, artificial intelligence, assembly line, automobile, computer, Internet, radar, radio, satellites, space station, television |
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some things conventionally associated with technology |
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gadget, industry, ingenuity |
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