Technological

How to spell technological

13 letters · 5 syllables

How to pronounce technological

Say the part in capitals loudest.

What does technological mean?

1. adjectiveRelating to technology or its development and application.

Technological in a sentence

• The company invested heavily in technological upgrades for its factories.

• Rapid technological change has transformed how people work from home.

Where does technological come from?

Language of origin: Greek

This word reaches back to the ancient Greek tekhne, which meant 'art', 'craft', or 'skill', the kind of practical know-how a carpenter or potter possessed. Greek scholars combined it with logia, meaning 'the study of' or 'a body of speech about something', to form the idea of a systematic treatment of the practical arts. The noun 'technology' entered English in the early 1600s, at first describing a discussion or treatise on the arts, before it broadened in the industrial age to mean machinery and applied science. The adjective 'technological' was then formed in English by adding the familiar -ical ending, and it spread rapidly in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as invention reshaped daily life. The same tekhne root sits inside 'technique' and 'technical', which is a useful reminder that the tricky middle is spelled techn, with the silent 'ch' borrowed straight from the Greek.

How the word is built

• techn- (from Greek tekhne: art, craft, skill)
• -ology (from logia: study of)
• -ical (adjective suffix)