geotechnical

geo·tech·ni·cal
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US/ˌd͡ʒioʊˈtɛknɪkəl/UK/ˌdʒiːəʊˈtɛknɪkəl/

adjective

Of or relating to the soil and bedrock, especially aspects of foundations and earthworks.

OriginEnglish technical ← Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ← Proto-Hellenic *gaya →
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Meanings

adjectivegeotechnical (comparative more geotechnical, superlative most geotechnical)

comparative more geotechnical · superlative most geotechnical

  1. Of or relating to the soil and bedrock, especially aspects of foundations and earthworks.

    Powrie added: "Nuneham was not a structural problem. I am convinced of that. It was a geotechnical problem.

    2023 May 17, Paul Clifton, “Extreme weather at heart of Nuneham viaduct failure”, in RAIL, number 983, page 12

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Englishtechnical
  7. Englishgeotechnical

From geo- + technical.

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Translations

German geotechnisch
  • geotechnischrelated to the soil
Italian geotecnico
  • geotecnicorelated to the soil

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

geotechnical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geotechnical

MLA

“geotechnical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geotechnical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geotechnical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geotechnical.

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