Technologically

How to spell technologically

15 letters · 6 syllables

How to pronounce technologically

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What does technologically mean?

1. adverbIn a way that relates to technology or the practical application of science.

Technologically in a sentence

• The new factory is far more technologically advanced than the old plant.

• Many rural towns remain technologically underserved by broadband providers.

Where does technologically come from?

Language of origin: Greek

This long adverb unpacks into Greek building blocks that English assembled in stages. At its heart is tekhne, the Greek word for an art, craft, or practical skill, joined to logos, which meant a word, a reasoned account, or a systematic study; together they yielded the idea of the disciplined study of the arts and crafts. The noun 'technology' surfaced in English in the seventeenth century, at first meaning a treatise or systematic discussion of the practical arts, before drifting toward its modern sense of applied science and machinery. From the noun came the adjective 'technological', and the adverb 'technologically' simply stacks the familiar endings -ical and -ly on top. The same tekhne root quietly powers 'technique', 'technician', and 'architect', while logos turns up in countless words ending in -logy, and that pile-up of Greek-derived syllables is exactly what makes the word feel longer to spell than it really is.

How the word is built

• techno- (from Greek tekhne: art, craft, skill)
• -log- (from Greek logos: word, study, account)
• -ical (adjective suffix)
• -ly (adverb suffix)