high-tech
Definition
- Adjective:
- Resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices: Describes something that involves, uses, or is characteristic of sophisticated, modern, and often complex technology, especially electronics and computers.
Usage
- The adjective "high-tech" is used to modify nouns, describing objects, systems, environments, or methods that are technologically advanced.
- It is often hyphenated, especially when used before a noun (e.g., a high-tech solution). It can also be written as "hi-tech."
Examples
- Adjective:
- The new hospital is equipped with high-tech surgical robots.
- They live in a very high-tech smart home with automated lighting and security.
- The company's high-tech approach revolutionized the industry.
Advanced Usage
- "high-tech" as a stylistic descriptor: Can describe an aesthetic that features industrial materials, sleek designs, and visible technological components.
- The apartment's interior has a minimalist, high-tech look with exposed ducts and smart glass walls.
Variants and Related Words
- Hi-tech: A common variant spelling with the same meaning.
- Technology (n): The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
- Cutting-edge (adj): Highly advanced; at the forefront of technological development. (A close synonym, often implying newer or more innovative technology than "high-tech").
- Low-tech (adj): Involving or using relatively simple or unsophisticated technology.
Synonyms
- Advanced: Highly developed or complex.
- Sophisticated: Developed to a high degree of complexity.
- State-of-the-art: Incorporating the newest ideas and most up-to-date features.
Antonyms
- Low-tech: Using simple, traditional, or non-mechanical technology.
- Primitive: Relating to an early or original stage of development; not advanced.
- Obsolete: No longer produced or used; out of date.
Adjective
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resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices
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