Technic

-al , tek′nik, -al, adj. pertaining to art, esp. the useful arts: belonging to a particular art or profe ion.— n. Technical′ity , state or quality of being technical: that which is technical.— adv. Tech′nically .— ns. Tech′nicalne ; Techni′cian ; Tech′nicist , one skilled in the practical arts.— n.pl. Tech′nics , the doctrine of arts in general: the branches that relate to the arts; Technique (tek-nēk′), method of performance, manipulation, esp. everything concerned with the mechanical part of a musical performance.— adjs. Techno log′ic , -al , relating to technology.— ns. Technol′ogist , one skilled in technology; Technol′ogy , the systematic knowledge of the industrial arts: a discourse or treatise on the arts: an explanation of terms employed in the arts; Technon′omy , the principles underlying technology. [Gr. technikos — technē , art, akin to tekein , to produce.]