Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appropriate technology

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pro-pri-ate tech-nol-o-gy
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of technology that is small-scale, affordable by locals, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally autonomous.

Synonyms

AT

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology apology ideology theology geology ecology anthropology mythology archaeology pathology

Questions

What does appropriate technology mean?: The use of technology that is small-scale, affordable by locals, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally autonomous.

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