technic

[ tek-nik or, for 1, tek-neek ]
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noun
  1. a technicality.

  1. 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

Origin of technic

1
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

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How to use technic in a sentence

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

    The Canadian Girl at Work | Marjory MacMurchy
  • There is technic of a certain kind which we all may acquire in our work.

    The Canadian Girl at Work | Marjory MacMurchy
  • Principles of Americanism; essentials of Americanization; technic of race-assimilation.

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

    Piano Mastery | Harriette Brower
  • This work leads to the highest possible technical development at the keyboard, and I consider it the last word in piano technic.

    Piano Mastery | Harriette Brower

British Dictionary definitions for technic

technic

noun
  1. (tɛkˈniːk) another word for technique

  2. (ˈtɛknɪk) another word for technics

Origin of technic

1
C17: from Latin technicus, from Greek tekhnikos, from tekhnē art, skill

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