Technique \tek-ˈnēk\ n. 1. the manner in which technical details are treated, or the ability to treat such details; 2. a body of technical methods; 3. a method of accomplishing a specific aim; 4. a technical skill or ability to apply methods to get a desired result. –technical adj. 1810–1820; french: technical adj., technic n. which definition in the entry best clarifies the precise meaning of the word technique in this sentence? the artist’s technique for drawing human hands was unlike anything the critic had ever witnessed. definition 1 definition 2 definition 3 definition 4