tactic

English

Alternative forms

• tactick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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Noun

tactic (plural tactics)

1. A manoeuvre, or action calculated to achieve some end.

Translations

action to achieve some end

• Arabic: تخطيط (ar) m
• Catalan: tàctica (ca) f
• Dutch: tactiek (nl) f, gevechtsleer (nl) f, krijgskunde (nl) f
• French: tactique (fr) f
• German: Taktik (de) f
• Italian: tattica (it) f

• Japanese: 戦術 (ja) (せんじゅつ, senjutsu), 戦法 (ja) (せんぽう, senpō)
• Persian: تاکتیک (fa) (tâktik)
• Polish: taktyka (pl) f
• Portuguese: táctica (pt) f
• Romanian: tactică (ro) f
• Spanish: táctica (es) f

Adjective

tactic (comparative more tactic, superlative most tactic)

1. (chemistry) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
2. (dated) tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.

Translations

describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical

• Italian: tattico (it)

Anagrams

• tic tac, tic-tac