Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technological

/ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: tech-no-log-i-cal
IPA: /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology.

Example Sentences

"US-Gulf relations have improved significantly since Trump returned to office. Frustrated at the perceived lack of US interest in their needs under the Biden administration, Saudi Arabia and the UAE had sought to diversify their military, technological and economic ties."

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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English technological From technology + -ical.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/
British English: /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/

Inflected Forms

more technological (comparative) most technological (superlative)

Derived Forms

aerotechnological agrotechnological antitechnological biotechnological cybertechnological cytotechnological ecotechnological electrotechnological geotechnological histotechnological hypertechnological infotechnological

Phrases

chemico-technological chief technological officer super-technological technological advancement technological singularity technological unemployment technological university

Synonyms

technical

Rhymes With

biological psychological logical geological ecological theological ideological archaeological physiological neurological chronological meteorological

Questions

How do you pronounce technological?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/.
What does technological mean?: Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology.
Where does technological come from?: 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English technological From technology + -ical.

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