technology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʈek(h).noˈlɔː.dʒiː/ (India)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʈek(h)ˈnɔː.lə.dʒiː/ (India)
- /tɛkˈnɑ.lə.dʒi/ (General-American)
- /tɛkˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio Madhya Pradesh
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos) Ancient Greek τεχνολόγος (tekhnológos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnología)lbor. English technology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnología, “systematic treatment (of grammar)”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art”) + -λογία (-logía, “study”). By surface analysis, techno- + -logy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The combined application of science and art in practical ways in industry, as for example in designing new machines.
Humankind relies on technology to keep average standard of living higher than it would otherwise be.
Meronyms: (contextually meronymous) art, applied science, industrial arts
Nearly everyone believes, falsely, that technology is applied science […] Technology is more closely related to art than to science—not only materially, because art must somehow involve the selection and manipulation of matter, but conceptually as well, because the technologist, like the artist, must work with many unanalyzable complexities. Another popular misunderstanding today is the belief that technology is inherently ugly and unpleasant, whereas a moment's reflection will show that technology underlies innumerable delightful experiences as well as the greatest art, whether expressed in object, word, sound or environment.
1981, Cyril Stanley Smith, A Search for Structure: Selected Essays on Science, Art, and History, MIT Press, →ISBN, →LCCN:Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30:
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(countable, uncountable) Machines or equipment thus designed.
We went to the trade show to see the latest technology on display.
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(countable) Any useful skill or mechanism that humans have developed or invented (including in prescientific eras).
the incipient metalworking technology of the Bronze Age
Although it can read data quickly, it is very slow at storing it. That has led the industry on a frantic hunt for alternative storage technologies that might unseat flash. Mr. Parkin’s new approach, referred to as “racetrack memory,” could outpace both solid-state flash memory chips as well as computer hard disks, making it a technology that could transform not only the storage business but the entire computing industry. […] Since the tiny magnetic domains have to travel only submolecular distances, it is possible to read and write magnetic regions with different polarization as quickly as a single nanosecond — far faster than existing storage technologies.
2007 September 11, John Markoff, “Redefining the Architecture of Memory”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
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(countable, figuratively) Any useful trait that has evolved in any organism.
Comb jellies lack the most impressive 'technology' of jellyfish - the nematocyst stinging apparatus which is one of the most deadly weapons and fastest cellular processes in nature.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 317:
- (literary, uncountable) The study of or a collection of techniques.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) A discourse or treatise on the arts.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| technologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anti-technology · gerontechnology · transition technology · tech · nanotechnology · bulk technology · chief technology officer · tweeb · psychotechnology · teletechnology · proptech · thru-hole technology · femtotechnology · technologize · astrotechnology · macrotechnology · tricknology · technology transfer · technology education · information and communications technology · high technology · Treknology · language technology · technorati · techquity · surface mounted technology · histotechnology · assistive technology · radiotechnology · microtechnology · university of technology · techno geek · techonomic · biotechnology · technology stack · information technology bubble · tongue technology · technology-wise · geotechnology · surface mount technology · grief technology · cybertechnology · proof of technology · pyrotechnology · information technology · technetronic · cytotechnology · subtechnology · ecotechnology · assisted reproductive technology · city technology college · mycotechnology · picotechnology · multitechnology · technology tree · neurotechnology · aerotechnology · hydrotechnology · technopreneurial · zymotechnology · cryotechnology · technologist · agrotechnology · xenotechnology · zootechnology · nontechnology · Czechnology · through-hole technology · institute of technology · space technology · paleotechnology · techknowledgeable · appropriate technology · palaeotechnology · antitechnology · technologyless · Technicolor · surface-mount technology · electrotechnology · techno · thanatechnology · phytotechnology
Descendants
Relateds
automobile · sailing · nuclear power · technological · engineering · compass · device · irrigation · technique · photography · iron · personal computer · tool · clock · artifact · machine · computer · printing · telegraph · airplane · transistor · steam engine · Internet · reaper · rocketry · artificial intelligence · technician · gunpowder · flintstone · techno- · technical · science · spaceflight · railways · steamboat · windmill · fire · telephone · television · radio
Translations (232)
hy տեխնոլոգիա (the study of or a collection of techniques) · id teknologi (body of tools) · tl aghimuan (the study of or a collection of techniques) · tg фанноварӣ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · lo ເທກນິກ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · aii ܬܸܩܢܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · vi kỹ thuật (the study of or a collection of techniques) · lo ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · pa ਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sv teknologi (a particular technological concept) · acw تَقْنِيَة (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sl tehnologija (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fi teknologia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · tl teknolohiya (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sh tèhnika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · mi hangarau (the study of or a collection of techniques) · lv tehnika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · cmn 科技 (a particular technological concept) · lv tehnoloģija (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fa-ira تِکْنولوژی (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sh тѐхника (the study of or a collection of techniques) · hi टैकनोलजी (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fa-ira فَناوَری (the study of or a collection of techniques) · kix tûasǜlûa (the study of or a collection of techniques) · szl technologijŏ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ug تېخنىكا (the study of or a collection of techniques) · scn tinnuluggìa (the study of or a collection of techniques) · hu technika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · it tecnologia (a particular technological concept) · th เทคนิค (the study of or a collection of techniques) · el τεχνολογία (a particular technological concept) · tr teknoloji (the study of or a collection of techniques) · pl technologia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ga teicneolaíocht (body of tools) · az texnika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · scn ticnuluggìa (the study of or a collection of techniques) · uz texnologiya (the study of or a collection of techniques) · kmr teknolojî (the study of or a collection of techniques) · gl tecnoloxía (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ps ټکنيک (the study of or a collection of techniques) · be тэ́хніка (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ta தொழில்நுட்பம் (the study of or a collection of techniques) · nb teknikk (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ro tehnologii (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ca tecnologia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sh tehnològija (a particular technological concept) · kk технология (the study of or a collection of techniques) · es técnica (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fi teknologia (body of tools) · mk технологија (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ro tehnologie (body of tools) · fr technologie (the study of or a collection of techniques) · kn ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fi tekniikat (body of tools) · th เทคโนโลยี (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sw teknolojia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ml സാങ്കേതികവിദ്യ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fi menetelmä (a particular technological concept) · he טֶכְנִיקָה (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ru техноло́гия (a particular technological concept) · ar تَقْنِيَة (the study of or a collection of techniques) · cs technika (body of tools) · sh техноло̀гија (a particular technological concept) · be тэхнало́гія (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fi tekniikka (body of tools) · ky техника (the study of or a collection of techniques) · bo འཕྲུལ་ལས་རིག་གནས (the study of or a collection of techniques) · yi טעכניק (a particular technological concept) · te సాంకేతిక విజ్ఞానం (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ht teknoloji (the study of or a collection of techniques) · cs technologie (the study of or a collection of techniques) · de Technik (the study of or a collection of techniques) · si තාක්ෂණය (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sv teknik (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ceb teknolohiya (a particular technological concept) · pl technologia (a particular technological concept) · ms teknologi (the study of or a collection of techniques) · yue 技術 /技术 (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sq teknologji (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ro tehnică (the study of or a collection of techniques) · hil teknolohiya (the study of or a collection of techniques) · pt tecnologia (body of tools) · am ቴክኖሎጂ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · aii ܐܘܼܡܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ps تکنيک (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ja テクノロジー (the study of or a collection of techniques) · bg техноло́гия (a particular technological concept) · mg teknôlôjia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ko 기술 (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ga teicneolaíocht (a particular technological concept) · ro технолоӂие (the study of or a collection of techniques) · et tehnika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · tg технолоҷӣ (body of tools) · sw tekinolojia (a particular technological concept) · ur ٹَیکْنالوجی (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ko 테크놀로지 (the study of or a collection of techniques) · nrf technologie (the study of or a collection of techniques) · la technologia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · mr तंत्रज्ञान (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sh техноло̀гија (body of tools) · ar تِقَانَة (the study of or a collection of techniques) · es tecnología (a particular technological concept) · mn технологи (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sv teknologi (the study of or a collection of techniques) · my နည်းပညာ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sl tehnologija (a particular technological concept) · lt technologija (the study of or a collection of techniques) · eu teknologia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · pa ਤਕਨੀਕੀ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · et tehnoloogia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fi tekniikka (a particular technological concept) · el τεχνολογία (body of tools) · da teknik (the study of or a collection of techniques) · gd teicneolas (body of tools) · be тэхнало́гія (a particular technological concept) · acw تِكْنُلوجيا (the study of or a collection of techniques) · af tegnologie (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ba техника (the study of or a collection of techniques) · cs technika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · tg техника (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sq teknikë (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ko 과학기술 (a particular technological concept) · mn техник (the study of or a collection of techniques) · oc tecnologia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · mt teknoloġija (the study of or a collection of techniques) · uk техноло́гія (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ba технология (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ka ტექნოლოგია (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ro tehnologie (the study of or a collection of techniques) · cmn 技術 /技术 (the study of or a collection of techniques) · pl technika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ta தொழினுட்பம் (a particular technological concept) · ur تَکْنِیک (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ar تِكْنُولُوجْيَا (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ar تكنيك (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ka ტექნიკა (the study of or a collection of techniques) · tt технология (the study of or a collection of techniques) · am ቴክኖዎሎጂ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · nl technologie (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ps تکنالوژي (the study of or a collection of techniques) · hi तकनीक (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sw teknolojia (a particular technological concept) · nl techniek (the study of or a collection of techniques) · bg те́хника (the study of or a collection of techniques) · id teknik (the study of or a collection of techniques) · uk те́хніка (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ru те́хника (body of tools) · hi प्रौद्योगिकी (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ti ተክኖሎጊ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · nb teknologi (the study of or a collection of techniques) · id teknologi (the study of or a collection of techniques) · hy տեխնիկա (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ps تخنيک (the study of or a collection of techniques) · yi טעכנאָלאָגיע (body of tools) · pt tecnologia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ja 技術 (the study of or a collection of techniques) · es tecnología (the study of or a collection of techniques) · hu technológia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · kk техника (the study of or a collection of techniques) · haw ʻenehana (the study of or a collection of techniques) · scn ticchinuluggìa (the study of or a collection of techniques) · tk tehnologiýa (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ko 테크놀러지 (the study of or a collection of techniques) · nah āmantēcayōtl (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ta தொழில்நுட்பம் (a particular technological concept) · ta தொழினுட்பம் (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ig nka na uzu (the study of or a collection of techniques) · cmn 工藝 /工艺 (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ru техноло́гия (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ro tehnologie (a particular technological concept) · sv teknologi (body of tools) · gd teicneolas (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ps ټکنالوجي (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sw tekinolojia (body of tools) · he טֶכנוֹלוֹגִיָה (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ast teunoloxía (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ps تکنالوجي (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ay lurañ yänaka (the study of or a collection of techniques) · mk техника (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sh техноло̀гија (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fr technique (the study of or a collection of techniques) · fa-ira تِکْنیک (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sh tehnològija (body of tools) · ar تِقْنِيَّة (the study of or a collection of techniques) · uz texnika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · km បច្ចេកវិទ្យា (the study of or a collection of techniques) · km តិកនិក (the study of or a collection of techniques) · pdc Waerkzeichheit (the study of or a collection of techniques) · pt tecnologia (a particular technological concept) · el τεχνική (the study of or a collection of techniques) · be тэхналёгія (a particular technological concept) · sw teknolojia (body of tools) · ug تېخنولوگىيە (the study of or a collection of techniques) · el τεχνολογία (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ky технология (the study of or a collection of techniques) · gd teicneolas (a particular technological concept) · lt technika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · eo teknologio (the study of or a collection of techniques) · gu ટેકનોલોજી (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sk technika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sw tekinolojia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · cy technoleg (the study of or a collection of techniques) · de Technologie (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ceb teknolohiya (the study of or a collection of techniques) · te టెక్నాలజీ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · or ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ବିଦ୍ୟା (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ja 技術 (a particular technological concept) · da teknologi (the study of or a collection of techniques) · es tecnología (body of tools) · yi טעכנאָלאָגיע (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sh tehnològija (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sk technológia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · yi טעכניק (the study of or a collection of techniques) · iu ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑏᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖏᑕᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᖓ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · pt técnica (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ne प्रविधि (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ru те́хника (the study of or a collection of techniques) · bg техноло́гия (the study of or a collection of techniques) · is tækni (the study of or a collection of techniques) · tt техника (the study of or a collection of techniques) · ga teicneolaíocht (the study of or a collection of techniques) · rue техноло́ґія (the study of or a collection of techniques) · sl tehnika (the study of or a collection of techniques) · az texnologiya (the study of or a collection of techniques) · be тэхналёгія (the study of or a collection of techniques) · vi công nghệ (the study of or a collection of techniques) · it tecnologia (the study of or a collection of techniques) · it tecnologia (body of tools) · tg технология (the study of or a collection of techniques) · as প্ৰযুক্তি (the study of or a collection of techniques) · bn প্রযুক্তি (the study of or a collection of techniques) · it tecnica (the study of or a collection of techniques)