Associations to the word «Technique»

Wiktionary

TECHNIQUE, noun. (uncountable) The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. [from 19th c.]
TECHNIQUE, noun. (uncountable) Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill. [from 19th c.]
TECHNIQUE, noun. (countable) a method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge. [from 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

TECHNIQUE, noun. A practical method or art applied to some particular task.
TECHNIQUE, noun. Skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates