technology

/tɛkˈnɑːlədʒi/

nountech · nol · o · gy

Think: TECH + KNOW + OLOGY — technology is what you KNOW about TECH (tools and science).

Yes, it's technology. Don’t drop the second “o”: tech-nol-o-gy (…nol**o**gy, not …nolgy).

Definitions

  1. nounthe use of scientific knowledge, tools, and methods to solve problems or do tasks
  2. nounmachines, devices, and systems (such as computers) made using scientific knowledge

Examples

  • Technology helps doctors find illnesses earlier.
  • Our class used new technology to record and edit a podcast.
  • Too much screen time can make it hard to focus, even when the technology is useful.

Synonyms

engineeringinnovationmachineryelectronicsapplied science

Antonyms

nature

Translations

ES tecnologíaPT tecnologiaFR technologie

Common misspellings

teknologytechnolgytecnologytechnoligytechnalogytechnologietechnoloytechnologgy

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