technic

tech·nic  (tknk)

n.

1. technics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The theory, principles, or study of an art or a process.

2. technics (used with a pl. verb) Technical details, rules, or methods.

3. Variant of technique.

adj.

Technical.

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[From Greek tekhnikos, of art, from tekhn, art; see technical.]

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technic

n

1. another word for technique

2. (Business / Commerce) another word for technics

[from Latin technicus, from Greek tekhnikos, from tekhnē art, skill]

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technical, technic - Technical is based on technic, an adjective meaning "pertaining to art," from Greek tekhne, "art."

See also related terms for technical.