Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technic

/ˈtɛk.nɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
tech-nic
IPA
/ˈtɛk.nɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Technique.

American usage; Dated

noun

Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.

noun

The doctrine of arts in general; those branches of learning that relate to the arts.

adj

Technical.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Partly from Latin technicus and partly from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós); probably modelled on German Technik. Doublet of technique.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: technicus, τεχνικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɛk.nɪk/
  • British English: /ˈtɛk.nɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

technics (plural) technick (alternative, obsolete) more technic (comparative) most technic (superlative)

Derived Forms

aerotechnic atechnic biotechnic electrotechnic mnemotechnic monotechnic neotechnic paleotechnic psychotechnic pyrotechnic pyrotechnics pyrotechnist

Rhymes With

polytechnic pyrotechnic

Questions

How do you pronounce technic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛk.nɪk/.
What does technic mean?
Technique.
Where does technic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce technic

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