technical know- how
1know-how — ˈknow how noun [uncountable] practical ability, knowledge and skill in a technical area: • Innovations plc are an unusual and energetic company with considerable in house technical know how. • the acquisition of know how or patent rights * * *… …
2know-how — n [U] informal knowledge, practical ability, or skill to do something ▪ those who have the know how to exploit the technology to the fullest ▪ the know how needed by today s practising lawyer ▪ No other company had the technical know how to deal… …
3know-how — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ practical, scientific, technical, technological VERB + KNOW HOW ▪ have, possess ▪ acquire …
4know-how — ♦♦♦ N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Know how is knowledge of the methods or techniques of doing something, especially something technical or practical. [INFORMAL] He hasn t got the know how to run a farm. ...technical know how. Syn: expertise (in AM,… …
5know-how — noun (U) informal practical ability or skill: Jeff needs more technical know how to do his new job …
6know-how — index experience (background), faculty (ability), knowledge (awareness), knowledge (learning) …
7know-how — ☆ know how [nō′hou΄ ] n. Informal knowledge of how to do something well; technical skill …
8know-how — meaning ‘technical expertness or practical knowledge’, is first recorded in print in AmE in 1838, but did not come into widespread use until about a century later. It is now established in both Britain and America, and is acceptable in all but… …
9know-how — Technical knowledge and expertise relating to a *manufacturing operation or other business activity. See also intellectual capital …
10know how — Synonyms and related words: ability, acquaintance, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, art, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, cleverness, command, competence, control, coordination, corpus,… …