technic adjective & noun. ['tɛknɪk] E17.
[Latin technicus from Greek tekhnikos of or pertaining to art, from tekhnē art, craft: see -IC.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to art or an art. Now rare. E17.
b. noun.
1. A technical term, expression, or detail; a technicality. Chiefly US. rare. E19.

2. sing. & in pl. (treated as sing. or pl.). Technical details or methods collectively; the technical side of a subject, esp. the formal or mechanical part of an art (cf. TECHNIQUE 1). M19.
■ J. Morley Accepted rules..constitute the technics of poetry.
■ J. R. Lowell In the technic of this art, perfection can be reached only by long training.

3. The science or study of an art or arts, esp. of the mechanical arts or applied sciences; technology. Usu. in pl. M19.

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