technique
noun OPAL WOPAL S
  /tekˈniːk/
  /tekˈniːk/
- [countable] a particular way of doing something, especially one in which you have to learn special skills
- management techniques
 - modern surgical techniques
 - Researchers used advanced techniques to analyse the brain scans.
 - (formal) to employ/apply a technique
 - We have developed a new technique that corrects the problem.
 - technique for doing something Teachers learn various techniques for dealing with problem students.
 
Extra Examples- The artist combines different techniques in the same painting.
 - Modern freezing techniques enable the chickens to be stored for weeks.
 - On the walls I applied the same technique as I had used for the ceiling.
 - The students were struggling to master the new technique.
 - They employ the latest techniques in farm management.
 - They learn basic techniques in self-defence.
 - singing techniques derived from Tibetan music
 - techniques for the storage of data
 - It is now known that ancient seafarers used quite sophisticated navigating techniques.
 - The crime was solved using the most advanced forensic techniques.
 - This is a powerful negotiating technique.
 - Which management techniques seem to work best?
 - He has an ingenious technique for dealing with problems of that sort.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
 - powerful
 - useful
 - …
 
- have
 - adopt
 - apply
 - …
 
- allow something
 - enable something
 - work
 - …
 
- technique for
 - technique in
 
 - [uncountable, singular] the skill with which somebody is able to do something practical
- The artist spent years perfecting his technique.
 - Her technique has improved a lot over the past season.
 
Extra Examples- How do you feel about your exam technique.
 - He needs to improve his throwing technique.
 - She needs to work on her interview technique if she's going to get a job.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
 - powerful
 - useful
 - …
 
- have
 - adopt
 - apply
 - …
 
- allow something
 - enable something
 - work
 - …
 
- technique for
 - technique in
 
 
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from Latin technicus, from Greek tekhnikos, from tekhnē ‘art’.