English Explanatory Dictionary

technique

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
  2. Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
  3. A method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge.

Pronunciation

/tɛkˈniːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-technique.wav

Word forms

technique techniques

Etymology

Borrowed from French technique (“technicality; branch of knowledge”), noun use of technique (“technical”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “of or pertaining to art, artistic, skilful”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art, handicraft”). Doublet of technic.

Synonyms

technic craft craftsmanship

Related words

technic technical technician techniquing

Derived words

agrotechnique Alexander technique Arlberg technique aseptic technique Baermann technique biotechnique Bowen technique Champy technique cryotechnique cybertechnique Czochralski technique door-in-the-face technique double-pole technique enhanced interrogation technique Evans technique foot-in-the-door technique Fowler's technique geotechnique Gonstead technique Graham technique Graston technique histotechnique iatrotechnique immunotechnique Kyropoulos technique Lamaze technique literary technique Meisner technique microtechnique multitechnique nontechnique program evaluation and review technique program evaluation review technique project evaluation and review technique project evaluation review technique raindrop technique salami technique techniquewise teqball time-of-arrival technique twelve-tone technique
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