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technic

/ˈtɛk.nɪk/

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Australia/ˈtek.nɪk/

technic noun: technique.

Noun

technic (plural technics)

  1. (US, dated) Technique.
    • "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
  2. (in plural) Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.
  3. (in 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.

technic meaning in Tamil

technic in Tamil

நுட்பம், உத்தி

Forms of technic

Noun
pluraltechnics
alternative form (obsolete)technick
Adjective
comparativemore technic
superlativemost technic

Origin of technic

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

Words formed from technic

Questions about technic

What does technic mean?
Technic means technique.
What is technic in Tamil?
Technic in Tamil is நுட்பம், உத்தி. See Technic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is technic?
Technic can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce technic?
Technic is pronounced /ˈtɛk.nɪk/ (UK).
What is the plural of technic?
The plural of technic is technics.

Words near technic in the dictionary

  1. technetium stars
  2. technetronic
  3. techni-
  4. technibaryon
  5. technibaryons
  6. technic
  7. technical
  8. technical analyses
  9. technical analysis
  10. technical analyst
  11. technical analysts

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: technic (page history and authors); technic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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