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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy tek]
- /haɪ tɛk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hahy tek]
- /haɪ tɛk/
Definitions of high tech words
- abbreviation HIGH TECH high technology. 1
- noun high tech a style of interior design using industrial, commercial, and institutional fixtures, equipment, and materials, as metal warehouse shelving, factory lamps, and exposed pipes, or incorporating other elements having the stark, utilitarian appearance characteristic of industrial design. 1
- adjective high tech of, relating to, or suggesting high-tech or high technology. 1
- adjective high tech technologically advanced 1
- noun high tech advanced technology 1
- noun high tech high technology; the most advanced technology available. Low technologies are based on energy and power conversion into the valuable processes or products. High technologies use also information processes and artificial intelligence for such conversions. 0
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Origin of high tech
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for High tech
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
high tech popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
high tech usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for high tech
adj high tech
- detailed — A detailed report or plan contains a lot of details.
- busy — A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
- perfected — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
- imposing — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- studied — marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
noun high tech
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- automation — the use of methods for controlling industrial processes automatically, esp by electronically controlled systems, often reducing manpower
- robotics — the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
- telecommunications — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
Antonyms for high tech
adj high tech
- uncultured — the lack or absence of culture: Much modern fiction is a product of unculture.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uninvolved — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
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