techniquenoun [ C or U ]
uk/tekˈniːk/us/tekˈniːk/B1 a way of doing an activity that needs skill:
We have developed a new technique for detecting errors in the manufacturing process.
She's a wonderfully creative dancer but she doesn't have the technique of a truly great performer.
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- He is keen to perfect his golfing technique.
- This new technique of artificially growing cells copies what actually happens in nature.
- Yoga is a very effective technique for combating stress.
- I refuse to be intimidated by high-pressure sales techniques.
- We ensure that our surgeons are trained in all the latest surgical techniques.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ways of achieving things
- a means to an end idiom
- actively
- another
- avenue
- basis
- channel
- fair
- jump
- mean
- medium
- mixed media
- modality
- modus operandi
- one way or another idiom
- one-handed
- resort
- shortcut
- vein
- whereby
- workings
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