technic

[ tek-nik 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, especially the mechanical or industrial arts.

adjective

1. technical.

technic

noun

1. tɛkˈniːk another word for technique
2. ˈtɛknɪk another word for technics

Word History and Origins

Origin of technic¹

1605–15; (noun) earlier technica < Greek techniká, neuter plural of technikós of art and craft, equivalent to téchn ( ē ) art, craft + -ikos -ic; (adj.) < Greek technikós

Word History and Origins

Origin of technic¹

C17: from Latin technicus, from Greek tekhnikos, from tekhnē art, skill

Example Sentences

Musicians speak of "technic" in playing and artists of "technic" in painting.

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There is technic of a certain kind which we all may acquire in our work.

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Principles of Americanism; essentials of Americanization; technic of race-assimilation.

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Matthay has done much to make the principles of piano technic so clear and simple that even a child can understand them.

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This work leads to the highest possible technical development at the keyboard, and I consider it the last word in piano technic.

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