Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The theory, principles, or study of an art or a process.
- noun Technical details, rules, or methods.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine of arts in general; such branches of learning, collectively, as relate to the arts.
- noun Technical terms, methods, or objects; things pertaining or relating to the practice of an art, science, or the like.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The doctrine of arts in general; such branches of learning as respect the arts.
- noun The study of a particular art.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
technic .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Rather it is a 'technics' - a set of ideas, values and methods embedded within mass production - that has permeated the very fabric of our society as well as our minds.
unknown title 2009
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A good method to arouse in students an interest in the use of tin foil is to have them use it in operative technics, which is becoming an effective adjunct in every dental college.
Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth Henry Lovejoy Ambler 1883
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Phantasy Star Portable takes place in a futuristic universe where photon blades, photon guns and advanced magic (called technics) are commonplace.
unknown title 2009
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If there is a repressed level in Victor's aspirations of both desire and death-wish associated culturally and psychologically with the deeply Feminine (as Redfield suggests), that level is made possible, as well as partially concealed, this final essay shows, by the moving "technics" of images becoming other images that not-so-subliminally enable and threaten our modern and postmodern lives.
Hogle, Introduction, Frankenstein's Dream, Praxis Series, Romantic Circles 2003
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Get an up close insight on the early song writing technics that produced several timeless Lynyrd Skynyrd Albums.
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Get an up close insight on the early song writing technics that produced several timeless Lynyrd Skynyrd Albums.
Lynyrd Skynyrd ( Ronnie Van Zant Speaks….) » Lynyrd Skynyrd Dixie 2009
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Habs first, advanced technics later after humans get there.
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Once the Health Care System is ran by the state, then innovation and new medical technics will be regulated away.
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Get an up close insight on the early song writing technics that produced several timeless Lynyrd Skynyrd Albums.
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My manga group gave a panel on “Aspiring Artists” where we try to encourage artists to keep at their dreams while sharing a few technics along the way.
darqueau commented on the word technics
Thank you Mr. Lewis Mumford
February 6, 2009