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mechanical
[muh-kan-i-kuhl]
adjective
having to do with machinery.
a mechanical failure.
being a machine; operated by machinery.
a mechanical toy.
caused by or derived from machinery.
mechanical propulsion.
using machine parts only.
brought about by friction, abrasion, etc..
a mechanical bond between stones; mechanical erosion.
pertaining to the design, use, understanding, etc., of tools and machinery.
the mechanical trades; mechanical ability.
acting or performed without spontaneity, spirit, individuality, etc..
a mechanical performance.
habitual; routine; automatic.
Practice that step until it becomes mechanical.
belonging or pertaining to the subject matter of mechanics. mechanics.
pertaining to, or controlled or effected by, physical forces.
(of a philosopher or philosophical theory) explaining phenomena as due to mechanical action or the material forces of the universe.
subordinating the spiritual to the material; materialistic.
noun
a mechanical object, part, device, etc.
Printing.a sheet of stiff paper on which has been pasted artwork and type proofs for making a printing plate; paste-up.
Obsolete.a skilled manual laborer, as a carpenter or other artisan.
mechanical
/ ɪˈæɪə /
adjective
made, performed, or operated by or as if by a machine or machinery
a mechanical process
concerned with machines or machinery
relating to or controlled or operated by physical forces
of or concerned with mechanics
(of a gesture, etc) automatic; lacking thought, feeling, etc
philosophy accounting for phenomena by physically determining forces
(of paper, such as newsprint) made from pulp that has been mechanically ground and contains impurities
noun
printing another name for camera-ready copy
archaicanother word for mechanic
Other Word Forms
- mechanically adverb
- mechanicalness noun
- mechanicality noun
- nonmechanical adjective
- nonmechanically adverb
- nonmechanicalness noun
- quasi-mechanical adjective
- quasi-mechanically adverb
- semimechanical adjective
- supermechanical adjective
- supermechanically adverb
- unmechanical adjective
- unmechanically adverb
- ˈԾ adverb
- ˈԾԱ noun
- ˈԾ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of mechanical1
Example Sentences
Hiccup and Astrid look like kids with fake IDs at the Saddle Ranch waiting for someone to turn on the mechanical bull.
This meant they needed a large, yellow mechanical digger to break up the concrete floors and sift through the resulting rubble.
Beyoncé's rodeo rumbled into London, bringing with it every country cliché you could think of - cowboy hats, horseshoes, tassels and even a gold mechanical bull.
Hu spent the bulk of his career at the University of Michigan, where he earned master’s and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering and developed a specialty in researching the quality and productivity of manufacturing systems.
He has sourced mechanical parts from different shops and is hoping to gain support for commercialising his project soon.
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