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