Meanings
nountechnesis (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe putting of technology into discourse.
Origin
Coined by Mark B. N. Hansen in 1998, from techno- + -esis, based on Alice Jardin's gynesis and ultimately Edmund Husserl's noesis.
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APA
technesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technesis
MLA
“technesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “technesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technesis.
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