adjective · academic

technological

UK/ˌtɛknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/US/ˌtɛknəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/tech·no·LOG·i·cal

Band 5-6task2speaking

relating to or using technology

Examples

Technological advances have changed how we communicate.

The city invested in technological infrastructure to become a smart city.

Technological solutions helped reduce costs in manufacturing.

Band 8 sentence

Technological innovation, when combined with effective regulation, can substantially improve public services.

Collocations

  • technological advances
  • technological innovation
  • technological infrastructure

Word family

technology nountechnologist nountechnologically adverb

Common mistakes

technology improvementtechnological improvement / technological advancement

the technological changes are very quicktechnological changes happen very quickly

Say it for a higher band

5technology6technical7+technological

Synonyms

technical

digital

Easily confused

technical

Technical problems with the server meant we couldn't access the database.

digital

Digital marketing uses online platforms to reach customers.

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