technique
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noun
1.
2.
the body of specialized procedures and methods used in any specific field, especially in an area of applied science.
3.
method of performance; way of accomplishing.
4.
technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result.
5.
Informal. method of projecting personal charm, appeal, etc.: He has the greatest technique with customers.
Origin:
1810–20; < French: technical (adj.), technic (noun) < Greek technikós, techniká; see technic
1810–20; < French: technical (adj.), technic (noun) < Greek technikós, techniká; see technic
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| —n | |
| 1. | a practical method, skill, or art applied to a particular task |
| 2. | proficiency in a practical or mechanical skill |
| 3. | special facility; knack: he had the technique of turning everything to his advantage |
| [C19: from French, from technique (adj) | |
| technic or technic | |
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Word Origin & History
technique
1817, from Fr. technique "formal practical details in artistic expression," noun use of adj. technique "of art, technical," from Gk. tekhnikos (see techno-).
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Medical Dictionary
technique tech·nique (těk-nēk') or tech·nic (těk'nĭk)
n.
The skill and procedure with which a surgical operation or experiment, for example, is carried out.
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Example sentences
It prepares numerical tables using a mathematical technique known as the method of difference.
Furthermore, there are jokes whose technique may be traced to such a condensation.
And chefs have been gaining fame for more explicit use of scientific technique and tools in the kitchen.
Despite the difficulty of this technique, he burnished out parts of the composition and made radical changes.
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