technic

English

Etymology

Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik. Doublet of technique.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛk.nɪk/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈtek.nɪk/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈtek.nək/

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.

Adjective

technic (comparative more technic, superlative most technic)

1. Technical.

References

• “technic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.