Mechanic vs Technique - What's the difference?
mechanic | technique |
(archaic) mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things
* Ray
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Of or relating to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.
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* Thomson
(obsolete) base
A skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery. A mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience.
(uncountable) The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
* 1924 , HE Wortham, A Musical Odyssey , p. 97:
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (uncountable) Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
* 2011 , "Bhimsen Joshi", The Economist , 3 Feb 2011:
(label) a method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge.
* 2011 , Paul Lewis & Matthew Taylor, The Guardian , 16 Mar 2011:
As nouns the difference between mechanic and technique
is that mechanic is a skilled worker capable of building or repairing machinery a mechanic can be compared to a technician, the distinction being that the technician is stronger in theory, the mechanic stronger in hands-on experience while technique is (uncountable) the practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc; formal requirements.As an adjective mechanic
is (archaic) mechanical; relating to the laws of motion in the art of constructing things.mechanic
English
(wikipedia mechanic)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Adjective
- These mechanic philosophers.
- Mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.
- To make a god, a hero, or a king / Descend to a mechanic dialect.
- Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool.
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Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* auto mechanicExternal links
* * *technique
English
Noun
- Brahms, after realizing that the technique of the piano was developing along mistaken lines, and his own danger of stereotyping his style, keeps away from it for most of his middle age [...].
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- Yet those who packed concert halls to listen to him sing, as Indians did for over six decades, rarely mentioned his technique .
- They said executives were warned about one technique nicknamed "carpet karaoke", which involved bending deportees over in aircraft seats to silence them.
