Meanings
plural technics · alternative obsolete technick
- USdatedTechnique.
"Mother Gooseries from the Convention", by Emilie C. Holladay, is a long stanzaic and Pindaric ode, whose taste and technic are alike impeccable.
1916, H P Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft's Writings in the United Amateur (1915-1922), page 40 - in pluralTechnical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.
- in pluralThe doctrine of arts in general; those branches of learning that relate to the arts.
comparative more technic · superlative most technic · alternative obsolete technick
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- GermanTechnik
- Ancient Greekτεχνικός
- Latintechnicus
- Englishtechnic
Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik. Doublet of technique.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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