high tech

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhaɪˈtɛk/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈhigh-ˈtech,  n. [uncountable]
  1. high technology.
  2. Furniturea style of design for the interior of a house, apartment, office, etc., using or resembling materials or designs found in industry.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. Furniturerelating to or suggesting high-tech:high-tech office design.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
high-tech  (hītek),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. See high technology. 
  2. Furniturea 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.

adj. 
  1. Furnitureof, pertaining to, or suggesting high-tech or high technology.
  • by shortening 1970–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hi tech, high tech / tɛk/
  1. short for high technology
  2. a style of interior design using features of industrial equipment
hi-tech, high-tech
  1. designed for or using high technology
  2. of or in the interior design style
    Compare low tech
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
high-tech, hi-tech, hi tec, high-technology (of software, electronics, etc) extremely advanced and highly sophisticated
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