technique

[ tek-neek ]
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noun
  1. the manner and ability with which an artist, writer, dancer, athlete, or the like employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor.

  2. the body of specialized procedures and methods used in any specific field, especially in an area of applied science.

  1. method of performance; way of accomplishing.

  2. technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result.

  3. Informal. method of projecting personal charm, appeal, etc.: He has the greatest technique with customers.

Origin of technique

1
First recorded in 1810–20; from French: “technical” (adjective), “technic” (noun), from Greek technikós, techniká; see technic

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How to use technique in a sentence

  • Today we have the techniques to construct a small scouting vessel capable of making the transit in just over five years.

    Greylorn | John Keith Laumer
  • It is comparable to Your Excellency's organization in techniques and training, and in some ways even superior to it.

    The Double Spy | Dan T. Moore
  • Working quickly but carefully, you note that they are radioactive but easily handled by ordinary laboratory techniques.

    The Atomic Fingerprint | Bernard Keisch
  • You know that the usual techniques for determining calcium in the bones are not very useful.

    The Atomic Fingerprint | Bernard Keisch
  • Photoidentification techniques indicate that certain individuals repeatedly return to feed there.

    Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska | United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission

British Dictionary definitions for technique

technique

technic

/ (tɛkˈniːk) /


noun
  1. a practical method, skill, or art applied to a particular task

  2. proficiency in a practical or mechanical skill

  1. special facility; knack: he had the technique of turning everything to his advantage

Origin of technique

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C19: from French, from technique (adj) technic

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