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Webster 1913 Edition

Tactic

Tac′tic

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Noun.

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Webster 1828 Edition

Tactic

TAC'TIC

Definition 2024

tactic

tactic

English

Alternative forms

tactick (obsolete)

Noun

tactic ‎(plural tactics)

A manoeuvre, or action calculated to achieve some end.
(military) Manoeuvre used against an enemy.

Translations

action to achieve some end

Arabic: تَخْطِيط m ‎(taḵṭīṭ)
Armenian:
Catalan: tàctica f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 戰術 (zh), 战术 (zh) ‎(zhànshù)
Dutch: tactiek (nl) f, gevechtsleer f, krijgskunde f
Esperanto:
Finnish: veto (fi), toimenpide (fi), taktiikka (fi)
French: tactique (fr) f
Georgian:
German: Taktik (de) f
Greek: τακτική (el) f ‎(taktikí)
Italian: tattica (it) f, stratagemma (it) m, piano (it) m, programma (it) m
Japanese: 戦術 (ja) ‎(せんじゅつ, senjutsu), 戦法 (ja) ‎(せんぽう, senpō)

Khmer:
Mongolian:
Persian: تاکتیک (fa) ‎(tâktik)
Polish: taktyka (pl) f
Portuguese: táctica (pt) f
Romanian: tactică (ro) f
Russian: та́ктика (ru) f ‎(táktika)
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: taktika f
Spanish: táctica (es) f
Swedish: taktik (sv) c
Thai:
Vietnamese:
Yiddish: טאַקטיק f ‎(taktik)

Adjective

tactic ‎(comparative more tactic, superlative most tactic)

(chemistry) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
(dated) tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
- Thomas Campbell
  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 […]

Translations

describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical

Italian: tattico

Russian: такти́ческий (ru) ‎(taktíčeskij)

Anagrams

tic tac, tic-tac