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tech⋅nic

[tek-nik or, for 1, tek-neek]
–noun
1. technique.
2. a technicality.
3. technics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the study or science of an art or of arts in general, esp. the mechanical or industrial arts.
–adjective
4. technical.

Origin:
1605–15; (n.) earlier technica < Gk techniká, neut. pl. of technikós of art and craft, equiv. to téchn(ē) art, craft + -ikos -ic; (adj.) < Gk technikós
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tech·nic   (těk'nĭk)   
n.  
  1. technics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The theory, principles, or study of an art or a process.

  2. technics (used with a pl. verb) Technical details, rules, or methods.

  3. Variant of technique.

adj.  Technical.

[From Greek tekhnikos, of art, from tekhnē, art; see technical.]
tech·nique   (těk-nēk')   
n.  
  1. The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

  2. also tech·nic (těk'nĭk)

    1. The way in which the fundamentals, as of an artistic work, are handled.

    2. Skill or command in handling such fundamentals. See Synonyms at art1.


[French, technical, technique, from Greek tekhnikos, technical; see technical.]
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Main Entry: tech·nic
Pronunciation: 'tek-nik
Function: noun
: TECHNIQUE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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