tactic
See also: tàctic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- tactick (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tactic (plural tactics)
- A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- 2019 September 10, Jonathan Guyer, The American Prospect[1], number Fall 2019:
- Omar has challenged Elliott Abrams’s record in Latin America, taken a firm line against Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and advocated for—wait for it—the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine (even though the headlines have focused on her expressing support for the right to boycott as a tactic).
- (military) A maneuver used against an enemy.
- (chess) A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
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Translations edit
action to achieve some end
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Military manoeuvre used against an enemy
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Adjective edit
tactic (not comparable)
- (dated, military) Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
- Synonym: tactical
- 1831, Thomas Campbell, The Power of Russia:
- But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War
Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo
All sciences that speed Bellona's car,
All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […]
- (chemistry) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French tactique.
Adjective edit
tactic m or n (feminine singular tactică, masculine plural tactici, feminine and neuter plural tactice)
Declension edit
Declension of tactic
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indefinite | tactic | tactică | tactici | tactice | ||
definite | tacticul | tactica | tacticii | tacticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | tactic | tactice | tactici | tactice | ||
definite | tacticului | tacticei | tacticilor | tacticelor |