- [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’.
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