Technology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɛkˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Technology is a noun meaning The combined application of science and art in practical ways in industry, as for example in designing new machines.
Meaning
The combined application of science and art in practical ways in industry, as for example in designing new machines.
More Meanings
- Machines or equipment thus designed.
- (countable) Any useful skill or mechanism that humans have developed or invented (including in prescientific eras).
- (countable, figurative) Any useful trait that has evolved in any organism.
- (uncountable, academic) The study of or a collection of techniques.
- (archaic) A discourse or treatise on the arts.
Example Sentences
the incipient metalworking technology of the Bronze Age
We went to the trade show to see the latest technology on display.
Meronyms: (contextually meronymous) art, applied science, industrial arts
Humankind relies on technology to keep average standard of living higher than it would otherwise be.
Word Forms
- technologies
Synonyms for technology
Depending on context, synonyms include engineering.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include engineering, technicality, technical, technological, tech, hi-tech.
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