hi-tech

/haɪ tɛk/[haɪ̯ tʰɛk]

adjective

Of, or using high technology.

Opposite

Meanings

nounhi-tech (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationclippinguncountableClipping of high technology.
adjective

alternative high-tech

  1. informalOf, or using high technology.

    The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.

    2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68
    1 more example

    River hadn't laid eyes on Hobden before, but this had to be him: average height, thinning brownish hair, look of terror as he turned to face this new intrusion even while crushed in an arm-lock by the previous invader, the achiever—except this wasn't an achiever: he was blackclad, wore a balaclava, had a utility belt round his waist, but the ensemble lacked the hi-tech tailoring of the genuine article.

    2011, Mick Herron, Slow Horses

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

adjectiveresembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 高科技的, 高技術的 /高技术的
  • 高科技的 (gāokējì de)of highly advanced technology
  • 高技術的 /高技术的 (gāojìshù de)of highly advanced technology
  • 高新技術的 /高新技术的 (gāoxīn jìshù de)of highly advanced technology
Finnish hi-tech-
  • hi-tech-of highly advanced technology
Irish ardteicniúil
  • ardteicniúilof highly advanced technology
Japanese ハイテク
  • ハイテク (haiteku)of highly advanced technology
Korean 하이테크
  • 하이테크 (haitekeu)of highly advanced technology
Norwegian Bokmål høyteknologisk
  • høyteknologiskof highly advanced technology
Polish supernowoczesny
  • supernowoczesnyof highly advanced technology
Portuguese de ponta
  • de pontaof highly advanced technology
Russian высокотехнологи́чный, хай-тек
  • высокотехнологи́чный (vysokotexnologíčnyj)of highly advanced technology
  • хай-тек (xaj-tek)of highly advanced technology
Swedish högteknologisk
  • högteknologiskof highly advanced technology
Ukrainian високотех, високотехнологі́чний
  • високотех (vysokotex)of highly advanced technology
  • високотехнологі́чний (vysokotexnolohíčnyj)of highly advanced technology
Welsh uwchdechnolegol, uwch-dech
  • uwchdechnolegolof highly advanced technology
  • uwch-dechof highly advanced technology
Cite this entry
APA

hi-tech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-tech

MLA

“hi-tech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-tech. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hi-tech,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-tech.

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