a. [ Pref. a- not + technic. ] Without technical or artistic knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Difficult to convey to the atechnic reader. Etching & Engr. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; useful + &unr_; art. ] The science of the useful arts, esp. agriculture, manufactures, and commerce. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as mnemonic.
Syn. -- mnemonic, mnemotechnic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; as, nontechnical aspects of the job; nontechnical training. Opposite of technical.
Syn. -- untechnical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. comprehensible to the general public; not requiring specialized training to be understood; as, written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language.
Syn. -- lay, plain, popular, unspecialized, untechnical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Paleo- + technic. ] Belonging to, or connected with, ancient art. “The paleotechnic men of central France.” D. Wilson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Pan-, and Technic. ] A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Philo- + Gr. te`chnh an art: cf. F. philotechnique. ] Fond of the arts. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. poly`technos; poly`s many + te`chnh an art: cf. F. polytechnique. ] Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; -- applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; as, a polytechnic institute; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Polytechnic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science of the mechanic arts. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pyro- + technic, technical: cf. F. pyrotechnique. See Fire, Technical. ] Of or pertaining to fireworks, or the art of forming them. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pyrotechnical sponge. See under Sponge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A pyrotechnist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art of making fireworks; the manufacture and use of fireworks; pyrotechny. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Technical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Technical, a. ] 1. The method of performance in any art; technical skill; artistic execution; technique. [ 1913 Webster ]

They illustrate the method of nature, not the technic of a manlike Artificer. Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; an art, probably from the same root as &unr_;, &unr_;, to bring forth, produce, and perhaps akin to E. text: cf. F. technique. ] Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or the like; specially appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Technicalities 1. The quality or state of being technical; technicalness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

The technicalities of the sect. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms as used in any art, business, or profession. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being technical; technicality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Those things which pertain to the practical part of an art, science, or profession; technical terms; technics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a person trained or skilled in the technical details of a particular art or science, especially one skilled at operating, maintaining, or repairing equipment, in contrast to the theory or informational content of a craft; -- formerly also called a technicist. In computer software companies, individuals skilled at the details of using programs and employed to help customers to install or use software or troubleshoot software problems for are also called technicians. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. One skilled in technics or in one or more of the practical arts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Technological; technical. [ R. ] Dr. J. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Technology. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ a treadmark ] the name of one process used for color cinematography; -- also used attributively. [ trademark ] [ PJC ]

n. 1. The doctrine of arts in general; such branches of learning as respect the arts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The study of a particular art. [ PJC ]

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