TECHNOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does technological mean? 

• TECHNOLOGICAL (adjective)
  The adjective TECHNOLOGICAL has 2 senses:

1. based in scientific and industrial progress

2. of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles

  Familiarity information: TECHNOLOGICAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TECHNOLOGICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Based in scientific and industrial progress

Context example:

a technological civilization

Similar:

scientific (conforming with the principles or methods used in science)

Derivation:

technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

technical; technological

Context example:

technological development

Pertainym:

technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)

Derivation:

technology (the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment)

technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)

 Context examples 

More research is needed before the transistor can be used as a technological tool.

(Transistor that mimics neurons developed, SciDev.Net)

The program supports clinical trials and other appropriate research, fosters technological development, and encourages the publication of scientific findings and adoption of early detection practices.

(Early Detection Branch, NCI Thesaurus)

An electronic device containing circuits of different technological types.

(Hybrid Circuit Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

Based on gene discovery program in CGAP, the GAI is currently exploring the application of multiple technological approaches to searching the 3'UTR of genes for sequence variation.

(Genetic Annotation Initiative, NCI Thesaurus)

The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP) is an interdisciplinary program to establish the information and technological tools needed to decipher the molecular anatomy of a cancer cell.

(Cancer Genome Anatomy Project, NCI Thesaurus)

Really ambitious technological changes and improvements in management are essential to avoid crossing planetary boundaries for land use, water use and fertilizer application.

(Model shows pathway to feeding the world, SciDev.Net)

This observational technique was first proposed by the visionary English scientist John Michell in 1783, but it has only become feasible with recent technological improvements in telescopes and detectors.

(Unpredicted stellar black hole discovered by astronomers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

After extraordinary science findings and technological innovations, a NASA spacecraft launched in 2004 to study Mercury will impact the planet’s surface, most likely on April 30, after it runs out of propellant.

(NASA Spacecraft Achieves Unprecedented Success Studying Mercury, NASA)

Thousands of years ago, Plato wrote about the civilization, noting that its incredible technological advancements and wealth had no equal and that the city was ultimately destroyed by some terrible event.

(Researchers Claim to Have Found Mythical City of Atlantis in Spain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This integrative research used innovative technological advancements to bring studies of animal movement from closely controlled conditions in the laboratory into the field, where unsteady and intermittent flows are more the norm.

(Scientists discover how birds navigate crosswinds, National Science Foundation)