technique


Definition: Meaning of, technique in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tɛkˈniːk /

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technique techniques
  1. [countable] a special way of doing something
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  2. [uncountable] the special way in which you move your body when you are playing music, doing a sport etc, which is difficult to learn and needs a lot of skill
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technique used in phrases

  • Alexander technique, the
    1. a system of sitting, standing, and moving, which some believe can help to improve general health
  • desensitisation technique (noun)
    1. a technique used in behaviour therapy to treat phobias and other behaviour problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
  • desensitization technique (noun)
    1. a technique used in behaviour therapy to treat phobias and other behaviour problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
  • diagnostic technique (noun)
    1. a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
  • powder technique (noun)
    1. a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
  • projective technique (noun)
    1. any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations
  • split-brain technique (noun)
    1. and sometimes the optic chiasm brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted
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