technique

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French technique (“technicality; branch of knowledge”), noun use of technique (“technical”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “of or pertaining to art, artistic, skilful”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art, handicraft”). Doublet of technic. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /tɛkˈniːk/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ʈɛknik/, (spelling pronunciation) /-nɪk/ Rhymes: -iːk, -ɪk === Noun === technique (countable and uncountable, plural techniques) (uncountable) The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. [from 19th c.] (uncountable) Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill. [from 19th c.] (countable) A method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge. [from 19th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== technic (US) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== technic technical technician techniquing ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “technique”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “technique”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “technique”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “relating to art, artistic, skilful”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art, handicraft”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛk.nik/ === Adjective === technique (plural techniques) technical ==== Derived terms ==== chômage technique terme technique === Noun === technique f (plural techniques) technique, technology ==== Descendants ==== → Persian: تکنیک (teknik) === Further reading === “technique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012