technological

adjective

tech·​no·​log·​i·​cal ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce technological (audio)
variants or less commonly technologic
1
: of, relating to, or characterized by technology
2
: resulting from improvements in technical processes that increase productivity of machines and eliminate manual operations or operations done by older machines
technologically adverb

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But foreign experts say the test failed to show North Korea has mastered some of the last remaining technological hurdles to possess functioning ICBMs that can strike the mainland United States. Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Key technological hurdles remain, including ensuring warhead survivability during atmospheric reentry, enhancing missile guidance systems, and achieving the capability for multiple warheads to penetrate missile defenses. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 The threat environment could particularly escalate in the event of a contested or close election, as well as variations in state election laws or unforeseen events impacting the release of results, or technological or administrative errors impacting vote counting processes. Josh Margolin, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024 The disappearance of the technological hurdles that once enforced specialization mirrored and anticipated the collapse of boundaries in artists’ professional lives. Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for technological 

Word History

Etymology

technology + -ical

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of technological was in 1789

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“Technological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technological. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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