technological

adjective

tech·​no·​log·​i·​cal ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

variants or less commonly technologic

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-jik 

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

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of technological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, many of us are experiencing a similar sense of instability—not from a global health crisis but from the rapid pace of change driven by technological advancement and shifting federal policies. —Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

The decrease follows technological breakdowns on April 28 and May 9 that impacted Philadelphia air traffic controllers directing planes crossing the New Jersey border. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025

But technological progress overall hasn’t made the threat environment better. —Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 May 2025

As the new pope told the College of Cardinals on May 10, 2025, he was inspired by his namesake’s teachings about economic justice during another time of radical technological change. —Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 21 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

technology + -ical

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing technological

• anti-technological
• pre-technological

Rhymes for technological

• analogical
• astrological
• biological
• christological
• chronological
• cosmological
• cytological
• dialogical
• ecological
• ethnological
• ethological
• geological