technic

English

Etymology

Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik.[1]

Noun

technic (plural technics)

  1. The method of performance in any art; technique.
    • 1916, H P Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft's Writings in the United Amateur (1915-1922), page 40:
      "Mother Gooseries from the Convention", by Emilie C. Holladay, is a long stanzaic and Pindaric ode, whose taste and technic are alike impeccable.
  2. (in the plural) Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.
  3. (in the plural) The doctrine of arts in general; those branches of learning that relate to the arts.

Synonyms

Adjective

technic (comparative more technic, superlative most technic)

  1. Technical.

References

  1. technic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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