technology

[tek-nol-uh-jee] / tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi /

NOUN

electronics, science

Synonyms

STRONGEST

automation machinery

STRONG

computers mechanics mechanization robotics telecommunications

WEAK

applied science electronic components hi tech high tech industrial science scientific know-how scientific knowledge technical knowledge

Example Sentences

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Anthropic counts sales of its technology through cloud partners as revenue, while OpenAI doesn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Nasa is set to send humans deeper into space than ever before, but there's one piece of technology that still has some kinks - the Orion space capsule's toilet.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Manipulating light at extremely small scales is key to advancing modern technology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

We got a little help from the web team at Slate, including our VP of technology, Greg Lavallee, and we made a game.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026

The agency envisioned itself developing the technology to launch weather satellites, probes we could send to the moon, and satellites that could warn us if a missile was coming.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson