technobabble
/ˈtɛknoʊbæbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.
Uncountable
noun
From the point of view of the layperson, technical and scientific literature not understood.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "'Dimensional incursion? What kind of ludicrous technobabble is that supposed to—' ¶ Unexpectedly, he fell silent."
- "'We are self-sufficient...We don't rely on clear skies and satellite access and not being deep underground, because of your wonderful technobabble devices.'"
- ""And despite all the weird events the dialogue is naturalistic and light on technobabble", says Peter. "Such a relief after recent stories.""
- "Destroying the sphere doesn’t work, so the Discovery crew hatches a plan, with some incoherent technobabble: They’re going to launch the time traveling suit and the sphere so far into the future that, somehow, this will save sentient life in the universe."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- English babble English technobabble From techno- + babble.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɛknoʊbæbəl/
- British English: /ˈtɛknəʊbæbəl/