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Meaning of technique | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2 Frequent
tɛkˈniːk

Definitions

  1. The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
  2. the way in which a (usually skilled) process is, or should be, carried out. They admired the pianist's faultless technique. tegniek أسْلوب تِقْني техника técnica technika die Technik teknik τεχνικήtécnica tehnika, meetod روش؛ تکنیک tekniikka techniqueטכניקה तकनीक tehnika, postupak technika(i tudás) teknik tækni tecnica 技術 기법, 수법 technika tehnika; tehniskais izpildījums teknik techniekteknikk, håndlagtechnikatécnica tehnică техническое мастерство technika tehnika tehnika teknik เทคนิค teknik 技...
  3. Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
  4. técnica, método o procedimiento.
  5. A method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge.
  6. The basic method for making or doing something, such as an artistic work or scientific procedure: learned the techniques involved in painting murals.
  7. Skill or command in a particular activity: a pianist with superb technique. See Synonyms at skill.
  8. a practical method, skill, or art applied to a particular task
  9. proficiency in a practical or mechanical skill
  10. special facility; knack: he had the technique of turning everything to his advantage.
  11. the manner and ability with which an artist, writer, athlete, etc., employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor.
  12. the body of specialized procedures and methods used in any specific field, esp. in an area of applied science.
  13. any method used to accomplish something.

Equivalents

Afrikaans tegniek
Català tècnica
Čeština technika
Dansk teknik
Ελληνικά τεχνική
Español técnica
فارسی تکنیک
Galego técnica
עברית טכניקה
Magyar technika
Bahasa Indonesia amunisi teknik
Íslenska tækni
Italiano tecnica
日本語 テクニック 小技 技法 技術
ខ្មែរ តិកនិក
한국어 기법 기술
Kurdî teknîk uslub
Latviešu paņēmiens
Te Reo Māori taera
Македонски техника
मराठी तंत्र
Bahasa Melayu teknik
Nederlands techniek
Português técnica
Română tehnică
Русский техника
Српски tehnika техника
Svenska teknik
Tagalog aghimo
Türkçe teknik
Українська прийом техніка
Oʻzbekcha uslub
Tiếng Việt kỹ thuật thuật

Examples

“Brahms, after realizing that the technique of the piano was developing along mistaken lines, and his own danger of stereotyping his style, keeps away from it for most of his middle age [...].”
“Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.”
“Yet those who packed concert halls to listen to him sing, as Indians did for over six decades, rarely mentioned his technique.”
“They said executives were warned about one technique nicknamed "carpet karaoke", which involved bending deportees over in aircraft seats to silence them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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