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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.
- 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
- archaic.another word for mechanic
Derived Forms
- ˈԾ, adverb
- ˈԾԱ, noun
- ˈԾ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·i·· adverb
- ·i··Ա ·i·i·ٲ noun
- ԴDzm·i· adjective
- non·i·· adverb
- non·i··Ա noun
- ܲȴ-·i· adjective
- quasi-·i·· adverb
- i··i· adjective
- p··i· adjective
- super··i·· adverb
- ܲm·i· adjective
- un·i·· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of mechanical1
Example Sentences
A stacked car park is a system where cars are parked on top of each other, using mechanical platforms and lifts, in order to save ground on space.
Medical evidence suggested Callum had likely been subjected to some form of mechanical asphyxiation.
George Saravelos, head of FX at Deutsche Bank Research, said the new US trade tariffs were a "highly mechanical" reaction to trade deficits, rather than the "sophisticated assessment" the White House had promised.
“I think we all know that he leans toward the mechanical side,” Roberts said.
The first wave hit appliances like refrigerators and washing machines, and mechanical and electric parts.
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