Толковый словарь английского языка - method

noun Etymology: Middle English, prescribed treatment, from Latin ~us, from Greek ~os, from meta+ hodos way Date: 15th century a procedure or process for attaining an object: as, a. a systematic procedure, technique, or mode of inquiry employed by or proper to a particular discipline or art, a systematic plan followed in presenting material for instruction, b. a way, technique, or process of or for doing something, a body of skills or techniques, a discipline that deals with the principles and techniques of scientific inquiry, 3. orderly arrangement, development, or classification ; plan, the habitual practice of orderliness and regularity, a dramatic technique by which an actor seeks to gain complete identification with the inner personality of the character being portrayed, Synonyms: see: ~