technical drawing

noun

A detailed drawing of an artifact, that is used in architecture or engineering.

“Technical drawings include engineering drawings, sketches, CAD, and more.”

Meanings

nountechnical drawing (countable and uncountable, plural technical drawings)

plural technical drawings

  1. countableuncountableA detailed drawing of an artifact, that is used in architecture or engineering.

    Technical drawings include engineering drawings, sketches, CAD, and more.

    1 more example

    Figure 9 is an example of a technical drawing of an external metric thread. The major diameter is shown in bold lines.

    1998, John Bickford, Handbook of Bolts and Bolted Joints, page 193
  2. countableuncountableThe art of producing such drawings.

    Having studied technical drawing in high school and then gone on to get a degree in engineering and drafting, he knew that he did have experience in a more lucrative field.

    2015, David E. Goetsch, Raymond L. Rickman, William S. Chalk, Technical Drawing for Engineering Communication, page 131

Translations

Czech rys, rýsování
  • rysdepiction
  • rýsováníart
  • rýsováníact
  • narýsováníact
Finnish tekninen piirustus, tekninen piirustus
  • tekninen piirustusdepiction
  • tekninen piirustusart
  • tekninen piirtäminenact
German Technische Zeichnung, Riss
  • Technische Zeichnungdepiction
  • Rissdepiction
  • Schemadepiction
  • Technisches Zeichnenart
Latvian rasējums, rasējums
  • rasējumsdepiction
  • rasējumsart
  • rasēšanaact
Polish rysunek techniczny, rysunek techniczny
  • rysunek technicznydepiction
  • rysunek technicznyart
  • kreślenieact
Portuguese desenho técnico
  • desenho técnicodepiction
Romanian desen tehnic
  • desen tehnicdepiction
Spanish dibujo técnico, dibujo técnico
  • dibujo técnicodepiction
  • dibujo técnicoart
  • dibujo técnicoact
Swedish ritning, konstruktionsritning
  • ritningdepiction
  • konstruktionsritningdepiction
  • byggritningdepiction
  • ritteknikart
  • ritningact
  • ritandeact
  • uppritningact
Cite this entry
APA

technical drawing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technical%20drawing

MLA

“technical drawing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technical%20drawing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “technical drawing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technical%20drawing.

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