technique

(tĕk-nēk')
n.

1. The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
2. also tech·nic (tĕk'nĭk)
   1. The way in which the fundamentals, as of an artistic work, are handled.
   2. Skill or command in handling such fundamentals. See synonyms at art¹.

[French, technical, technique, from Greek tekhnikos, technical. See technical.]

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noun

1. A method used in dealing with something: approach, attack, course, line, modus operandi, plan, procedure, tack. See means.
2. Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity: ability, adeptness, art, command, craft, expertise, expertness, knack, mastery, proficiency, skill. Informal know-how. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.

A pattern of movement that is technically appropriate for a particular skill and is an integral part, but not the whole part of that skill. The Fosbury flop, for example, is a particular technique used in the skill of high jumping.

IN BRIEF: A certain way for doing or performing something; method.

Great dancers aren't great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion. — Anonymous

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Quotes:

"Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors." - Leonard Bernstein

"The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh out of ideas." - Raymond Chandler

"To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you'll never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind." - Stephen R. Covey

"The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more technique there is, the less there is." - Pablo Picasso

"Technique is the test of sincerity. If a thing isn't worth getting the technique to say, it is of inferior value." - Ezra Pound

"Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it." - Leon Trotsky

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(teknēk')
n

1. a skillful and detailed method of executing procedures to accomplish a desired result. 2. the method of performance of manipulation in any art; the terms technique and technic are used synonymously, but the word technique pertains more to the artistic skill involved.

See words rhyming with "technique."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - teknik

Nederlands (Dutch)
procédé, vaardigheid

Français (French)
n. - technique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Technik, Methode, Kunstfertigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τεχνική, μέθοδος

Italiano (Italian)
procedimento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - técnica (f), arte (f), habilidade (f) técnica, execução (f)

Русский (Russian)
техническое мастерство, технический прием, техническое оснащение

Español (Spanish)
n. - técnica, método, procedimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - teknik, teknisk färdighet, teknisk metod

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
技巧, 技法, 技术, 手段, 方法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 技巧, 技法, 技術, 手段, 方法

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기술, 기법, 사람을 끄는 솜씨

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 技巧, 技術, 手法

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألبراعه ألفنيه, التقنيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טכניקה, מיומנות טכנית, שיטה מוצלחת להשגת מטרה, סגנון ביצוע‬

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