high tech

noun

variants or less commonly hi-tech
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2
: a style of interior design featuring industrial products, materials, or designs
high-tech adjective
or less commonly hi-tech

Examples of high tech in a Sentence

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Disclosure: Apple subscribes to Creative Strategies research reports along with many other high tech companies around the world. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 At just over $144 Grand, this all electric BMW sedan is a high tech mix of EV power and luxury options that can go up to 311 miles on a full charge. Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024 Wealthy tech titans who have put down roots in the city — and see San Francisco as an international hub for high tech — poured millions of dollars into campaign contributions, pressing for an outcome that would infuse this famously liberal city with more centrist politics. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 Disclosure: Apple, Samsung and Motorola subscribe to Creative Strategies research reports along with many other high tech companies around the world. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high tech 

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of high tech was in 1969

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“High tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20tech. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

high-tech

adjective
-ˌtek
: of or relating to high technology
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