technicality

technicality
a) the quality or state of being technical

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b) that which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like.
Syn: technicalness

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  • technicality — [tek΄ni kal′ə tē] n. pl. technicalities 1. the state or quality of being technical 2. the use of technical terms, methods, etc. 3. a point, detail, term, method, etc. of or peculiar to an art, science, code, or skill, esp. one that only a… …   English World dictionary

  • Technicality — Tech ni*cal i*ty, n.; pl. {Technicalities}. 1. The quality or state of being technical; technicalness. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like. [1913 Webster] The technicalities of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • technicality — I noun aspect, detail, distinctive feature, fact, feature, fine point, inessentiality, item, method, minor point, minutiae, nuance, particular, particularity, peculiarity, petty detail, point, precept, rule, singularity, special point, speciality …   Law dictionary

  • technicality — 1814, from TECHNICAL (Cf. technical) + ITY (Cf. ity). Related: Technicalities …   Etymology dictionary

  • technicality — [n] loophole; minor detail escape clause, formality, minor point, nothing to speak of, nothing to write home about; concept 633 …   New thesaurus

  • technicality — ► NOUN (pl. technicalities) 1) a small formal detail specified within a set of rules. 2) (technicalities) details of theory or practice within a particular field. 3) the use of technical terms or methods …   English terms dictionary

  • technicality — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mere, minor ▪ legal, procedural ▪ His conviction was reversed by the US Supreme Court on a procedural technicality. VERB + TECHNICALITY ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • technicality — n. on a technicality (we lost the case on a technicality) * * * [ˌteknɪ kælɪtɪ] on a technicality (we lost the case on a technicality) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • technicality — tech|ni|cal|i|ty [ˌteknıˈkælıti] n plural technicalities 1.) technicalities [plural] the small details of how to do something or how a system or process works technicalities of ▪ I don t really want to get into discussing the technicalities of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • technicality — noun (C) 1 technicalities (plural) details of a system or process that you need a special knowledge to understand: Can you explain the technicalities of laser printing? 2 a small detail in a law or a set of rules, especially one that forces you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • technicality — UK [ˌteknɪˈkælətɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms technicality : singular technicality plural technicalities 1) a detail about a particular subject that is understood only by an expert 2) a minor detail of the law that can lead to an unfair… …   English dictionary

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