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hi-tech

(hī′tĕk′)

adj.

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hi-tech

hi-tec

adj

a variant spelling of high-tech

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high′-tech′

1. high technology.

2. a style of interior design using industrial and commercial fixtures, materials, etc., or incorporating elements having the stark, utilitarian appearance characteristic of industrial design.

adj.

3. of, pertaining to, or suggesting high-tech or high technology.

[1970–75; by shortening]

hi-tech

(ˌhai ˈtek) noun, adjective

high-tech.

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Adj.

hi-tech - resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices

high-tech

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hi-tech

[ˈhaɪˈtek] ADJ → al-tec, de alta tecnología

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hi-tech

adj → Hitech-; hi-tech equipment → Hitechgeräte pl

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hi-tech

[ˈhaɪˈtɛk]

1. adj (Industry) → tecnologicamente avanzato/a, hi-tech inv

2. n (Industry) → tecnologia avanzata (Archit, Design) → hi-tech m or f inv

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