ˈteknɪkəl adj. 1 of or involving or
concerned with the mechanical arts
and applied sciences (technical
college; a technical education). 2 of or relating to a
particular subject or
craft etc. or
its techniques (technical terms; technical merit). 3 (of a
book or
discourse etc.) using technical
language; requiring
special knowledge to be
understood. 4
due to mechanical
failure (a technical hitch). 5 legally
such; such in
strict interpretation (technical
assault;
lost on a technical point). øtechnical
hitch a
temporary breakdown or
problem in
machinery etc. technical
knockout Boxing a
termination of a
fight by the
referee on the grounds of a contestant's
inability to
continue, the
opponent being declared the
winner. øøtechnically adv. technicalness n.