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technic

tech·nic [ téknik ] (plural tech·nics)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. science 
Same as  technics
( takes a singular or plural verb )

2. technique: the way in which the basics of something are treated, or skill in handling a technique ( dated )

[Early 17th century. < Greek tekhnikos (see technical)]
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