Meanings
nountechnical term (plural technical terms)
plural technical terms
- A word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise.
Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder,[…]
1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 4, in Well Tackled!Synonyms: term of art
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise.
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Bulgarian технически термин
- технически термин (tehničeski termin)word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Chinese Mandarin 專門術語 /专门术语
- 專門術語 /专门术语 (zhuānmén shùyǔ)word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Danish teknisk udtryk, fagudtryk
- teknisk udtrykword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- fagudtrykword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- fagtermword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Dutch vakterm
- vaktermword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Finnish ammattitermi, ammattisana
- ammattitermiword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- ammattisanaword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
French terme technique
- terme techniqueword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
German Fachausdruck, Fachbegriff
- Fachausdruckword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- Fachbegriffword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- Fachwortword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- Kunstwortword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- Kunstausdruckword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- Terminus technicusword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- Terminusword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- Fachterminusword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- technischer Ausdruckword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Hungarian szakkifejezés, műkifejezés
- szakkifejezésword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- műkifejezésword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- szakszóword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- műszóword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- terminus technicusword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- terminusword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Italian tecnicismo, termine tecnico
- tecnicismoword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- termine tecnicoword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Japanese 専門用語, 術語
- 専門用語 (senmon yogo)word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- 術語 (jutsugo)word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Māori kupu kaupapa
- kupu kaupapaword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Norwegian Bokmål faguttrykk, fagterm
- faguttrykkword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- fagtermword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- termword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- fagordword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Polish termin techniczny, pojęcie techniczne
- termin technicznyword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- pojęcie techniczneword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- technicyzmword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Portuguese tecnicismo, termo técnico
- tecnicismoword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- termo técnicoword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Romanian termen tehnic, termen de specialitate
- termen tehnicword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- termen de specialitateword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Russian техни́ческий те́рмин, специа́льный те́рмин
- техни́ческий те́рмин (texníčeskij términ)word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- специа́льный те́рмин (speciálʹnyj términ)word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Spanish tecnicismo, término técnico
- tecnicismoword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
- término técnicoword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Swedish fackterm
- facktermword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Tagalog aghimuing tawag
- aghimuing tawagword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
Thai ศัพท์เฉพาะทาง
- ศัพท์เฉพาะทางword that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise according to the context
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technical term. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technical%20term
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“technical term.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technical%20term. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “technical term,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technical%20term.
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