technology – Wiktionary
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.3 Noun
- 1.3.1 Usage notes
- 1.3.2 Hyponyms
- 1.3.3 Derived terms
- 1.3.4 Related terms
- 1.3.5 Descendants
- 1.3.6 Translations
- 1.4 Further reading
- 1.5 References
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnología, “systematic treatment (of grammar)”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art”) + -λογία (-logía). Synchronically analysable as techno- + -logy.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/
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Audio (RP) - (General American) IPA(key): /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/
Noun[edit]
(countable and uncountable, plural technologies)
- (uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
- 2013June 21,Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, inThe Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30:
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.”
- 2013June 21,Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, inThe Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30:
- All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
- (archaic) A discourse or treatise on the arts.
Usage notes[edit]
- Adjectives often applied to “technology”: assistive, automotive, biological, chemical, domestic, educational, environmental, geospatial, industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate, clean, disruptive.
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Japanese: テクノロジー (tekunorojī)
Translations[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- technology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
- technology at OneLook Dictionary Search
- technology in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- “technology” in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 315.
- technology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- technology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
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