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[tek-neek]

noun

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.

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

method of performance; way of accomplishing.

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

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

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And he used it to call for ratification of the tough techniques employed in the questioning.

It's one of many different timeboxing techniques designed to increase efficiency by focusing your attention for short intervals.

Just don't let reading about life-hacking techniques get in the way of doing some useful work.

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And he used it to call for ratification of the tough techniques employed in the questioning.

It's one of many different timeboxing techniques designed to increase efficiency by focusing your attention for short intervals.

Just don't let reading about life-hacking techniques get in the way of doing some useful work.

All pods use effective, cooperative hunting techniques that some liken to the behavior of wolf packs.

New techniques to track the disease before symptoms arise may allow testing of drugs at a stage when they may be more effective.

The photographer uses movie production techniques to create.

Fancy up a fall dinner party with a few hand-printing techniques.

Each song has a different pattern, which means that some songs are better for practicing certain techniques than others.

Talk with the child's other caretakers about the training techniques you are using and ask them to do the same.

Teaching techniques that work in one course fall flat in a different one.

More homeowners are choosing organic gardening techniques that work in harmony with nature.

Empirically supported therapies seek to bring the power of research-proven techniques to the therapist's office.

The scientists' conclusions are made possible by several new excavation techniques they've developed.

They then use biotechnology techniques to create weapons that target the pests specifically, without damaging the artwork.

Progress in any science depends on a combination of improved observation, measurement, and techniques.

Techniques for doing something similar in a less dramatic way are plausible.

Young cubs spend their first year learning from their mother and practicing hunting techniques with playful games.

The eavesdropping techniques discussed in the article would not work against it.

On the way, she pauses to explain how certain techniques are used.

If you're ready to start really doing some training, check out these links for more information on memorization techniques.

It would also allow faculty members to experiment with learning techniques and the semester calendar itself.

Similarly, the authors have cherry-picked techniques more common to fiction writing.

If you also ride a bicycle, you'll notice a lot of these techniques feel familiar–you probably already do them on a bike.

New microscopy techniques observe life's molecules in action.

He espoused growing techniques that were then revolutionary-super-deep plowing, for instance, and high-dosage fertilizing.

Demonstrated knowledge of period costume construction techniques.

Rodchenko's techniques were so strikingly original they became synonymous with his name.

Try different compositional techniques on your family and friends and study the results before you set off on a trip.

The shape, growth and abilities of these cells closely matched those of stem cells derived from other techniques.

Myhrvold says he's working on a cookbook covering sous-vide and other new culinary techniques.

Their software can grade essays thanks to improvements in artificial-intelligence techniques.

There are plenty of modern management techniques which the movement could employ to reinvigorate itself.

The cattle industry uses slash-and-burn techniques to clear ranch land.

Such techniques were carried to the limit in trompe l'oeil.

Some types of crowds may require alternate techniques.

Leads, coaches, and evaluates staff using proven and effective management techniques.

They are often so exotic as to defy conventional techniques.

Tips for responsible techniques and practices for marine ecotourism.

Socccer players use techniques which come naturally.

Other companies are starting to explore regenerative techniques as well.

Some use marketing techniques borrowed from the world of gaming to encourage people to tap into their services often.

The techniques used in handcrafting silver have changed little since antiquity.

Nano-scale medical research is promising some amazing breakthroughs in diagnosis and drug delivery techniques.

Developing new techniques to raise the height of levees quickly is a top priority.

It gives economic theory great flexibility, especially when mathematical techniques are brought to bear.

Modern techniques for encrypting information come in one of two types: secret-key encryption and public-key encryption.

We used so many different techniques that it really didn't manifest itself.

Such techniques have become increasingly cost-effective as companies have got more practice.

Watch the researchers talk about the fossils and techniques used to find them.

Modern gene-synthesis techniques mean this is not hard to do.

See above re: how artists' techniques change and evolve over time.

But modern genetic techniques are now being brought to bear on the question of what such extinct creatures looked like.

What amazes me is the incredible variety of microscopic techniques that are available to make these images.

Screen-printing techniques are also being developed for some materials.

The world's oceans are now being observed routinely and systematically by means of satellite and techniques.

Until now, these techniques have been applied chiefly to services.

Research output is unimpressive, teaching techniques are old-fashioned and students drop out in droves.

Researchers and law enforcement officials say several techniques can increase the accuracy of identification.

Colleges turn to commercial marketing techniques to enhance their images, attract better students, and raise.

Kings of the corporate jungle may survive by using conflict and cooperation techniques honed by their primate relatives.

Straightforward techniques for ground and air layering.

He/she will use proven delivery techniques to support system leaders' implementation efforts.

In this role, he oversees digital strategy and the implementation of social media tools and techniques across.

Eco-friendly building techniques include using materials.

New brain-imaging techniques are giving researchers a better understanding of patients in the vegetative state.

The film showcases some of the new techniques paleontologists are using to investigate dinosaur lives.

Bach was a medical researcher who developed techniques to help lessen the possibility of organ rejection.

McDaniel's techniques might generate rote memorization at the expense of deeper kinds of learning.

Now they are developing the techniques needed to detect.

The intensive carving techniques with thousands of years of history.

These techniques have allowed scientists to cool vapors to near absolute zero, develop new.

Freezing blackberries isn't difficult, but there are a few techniques involved.

Scientists use many techniques to study natural habitats, but they rarely listen to nature.

The book was created to teach techniques that surgeons adopted, abandoning old habits.

One of the underappreciated techniques of investigative journalism is indictment via the strategic use of paragraph breaks.

The digital forensic techniques described on the following pages could be used to detect where changes were made.

The newest microscope techniques reveal neurons changing shape in response to experience-potentially recording a memory.

There are a few simple techniques that ensure turning out a perfect pancake every time.

The new mechanical chip uses modern manufacturing techniques to make it smaller.

On the other hand, behavioral techniques geared toward improving sleep in younger children can often treat the problem.

They wanted to talk about time-management techniques.

These techniques are biased against universities focusing on the humanities and social sciences.

Dive into history with exhibits including: ancient diving techniques and equipment.

There are reasons that freshly made doughnuts are more popular than ever: the techniques are straightforward, and.

These are some techniques that you can promote your lenses in a range of.

It means talking more about her research agenda and teaching techniques.

So is the recent requirement that lobster-boat captains take a course every year in safety techniques.

But indirect observation techniques have produced many recent discoveries.

Modern techniques can cut the number of animals used and improve data quality.

The imagery-created with any of a number of techniques that magnify and.

Professional athletes have for years had access to better training tools and techniques than us workaday amateurs.

There is great emphasis on the way calligraphic and book-making techniques migrated between faiths:.

In recent years, sophisticated research techniques have allowed scientists to define relationships more precisely.

Questionable sampling techniques have led to murky conclusions about the contents of waste water.

Through trial and error, he has adapted studio photographic techniques to the process.

No, it's a joke that recontextualizes and deconstructs traditional humor through the application of hypertechnological techniques.

The goal was to develop techniques and curricula for poor women in the region.

I've been taught lots of different techniques through my career by lots of different, clever people.

Numerous new species have been named, long-awaited conference proceedings have been published, new techniques for studying.

Bearman drafted a grant proposal that attempted to marry oral-history techniques to a social-science-research framework.

Techniques now coming of age allow astronomers to more easily photograph distant planets rather than.

But it is easier than all the other molecular techniques right now.

Time management, techniques for dealing with difficult personalities, and balancing work and home life are things they work on.

What has changed is that a number of other prevention techniques have been dreamt up and are now in the final phases of testing.

Some develop potential new cancer detection techniques.

Other climbers sought challenge in climbing techniques.

But new techniques for growing laser diodes could soon make brilliant full-spectrum displays a reality.

No interrogation techniques should be used anywhere in the world that potentially harm innocent people.

Rockwell used the techniques of a film director to create his scenes.

Drug firms are starting to use more sophisticated techniques than a short skirt and a smile to peddle their pills.

As memory demands grow and devices shrink, current storage techniques won't cut it.

And they must teach the farming techniques that will enable the hungry to feed themselves in future.

Conventional imaging techniques usually display cross sections of the brain, making it difficult to view the entire surface.

Without these techniques it would be uneconomical to produce shale gas, and so many have referred to them as game-changers.

These discoveries made possible unprecedented rapid development of blood screening techniques and of new antiviral therapies.

Both techniques have been used only in artificial scenarios.

Another consideration is that new high tech agro techniques are cutting down a lot on usage of pesticides and herbicides.

Obviously, the same cannot be done for human execution techniques.

Two novel techniques together can cool down atoms of virtually.

So, as a grad student, you began developing the techniques for a robotic supernova search.

The new model could help improve production techniques.

Developing appropriate techniques is difficult, however, because the mammalian brain is beyond compare in its complexity.

These studies may have a great impact on the sound masking techniques that are commonly applied to office and home environment.

For thousands of years, people have used various techniques to boost ethylene production even if they did not quite know.

Standard distillation or filtration techniques could extract the alcohol from the water.

These predators specialize in hunting other spiders, and use different techniques depending on their prey.

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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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