Main Entry: tech·nique

Pronunciation: \tek-ˈnēk\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from technique technical, from Greek technikos

Date: 1817

1 : the manner in which technical details are treated (as by a writer) or basic physical movements are used (as by a dancer); also : ability to treat such details or use such movements <good piano technique>
2 a : a body of technical methods (as in a craft or in scientific research) b : a method of accomplishing a desired aim