technic
Americannoun
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a technicality.
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(used with a singular or plural verb) technics, the study or science of an art or of arts in general, especially the mechanical or industrial arts.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of technic
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
Example Sentences
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Indeed the number of casualties by traffic accidents may decrease if the technic and the road system for driverless cars are established.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2017
I employed the technic of taking short walking, working breaks every couple of hrs.. at work for 40 yrs. in lieu of talking work on the phone.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2016
Storage of it requires a special technic, but since one-third of its weight is water it is cheaply shipped after treatment.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has mastered the technic of "fear copy," which he uses for the exploitation of worthless pastes and washes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though his admirers will not believe it, technic has advanced since his day.
From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James
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