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 Definitions of mechanical  [əˈkæn ɪ kəl]  

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Definition of 'mechanical' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) mechanical
of or pertaining to machinery or tools.

2.  mechanical
operated by machinery.

3.  mechanical
caused by or derived from machinery.

4.  mechanical
using machine parts only.

5.  mechanical
lacking spontaneity; routine.

6.  mechanical
belonging or pertaining to the subject matter of mechanics.

7.  mechanical
pertaining to or caused by physical forces:
mechanical erosion.

8. (n.) mechanical
a sheet of stiff paper on which artwork and type proofs have been pasted for making a printing plate; paste-up.

9.  mechanical
Obs.

Etymology:  (1375–1425)

Definition of 'mechanical' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) mechanical
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
"a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy"

2. (adj) mechanical, mechanically skillful
relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
"mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills"

3. (adj) mechanical
relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
"a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance"; "the mechanical pressure of a strong wind"


Definition of 'mechanical' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) mechanical
≠ manual
mechanical toys

2.  mechanical
relating to machines
a mechanical engineer

3.  mechanical
(of an action) automatic and done without thought
her mechanical reply


Definition of 'mechanical' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) mechanical
pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits

2. (adj) mechanical
of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products

3. (adj) mechanical
done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses; mechanical service

4. (adj) mechanical
made and operated by interaction of forces without a directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe

5. (adj) mechanical
obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric

6. (noun) mechanical
a mechanic


Translation of 'mechanical' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: having to do with machines
mechanical engineering.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: meganies Arabic flag Arabic: ميكانيكي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: механичен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: mecânico Czech flag Czech: strojní German flag German: Maschinen-...
Danish flag Danish: mekanisk Greek flag Greek: μηχανικός Spanish flag Spanish: mecánico
Estonian flag Estonian: mehhaaniline Farsi flag Farsi: مکانیکی Finnish flag Finnish: konetekninen
French flag French: mécanique Hebrew flag Hebrew: מֵכָנִי Hindi flag Hindi: यांत्रिक
Croatian flag Croatian: mehanički, strojni Hungarian flag Hungarian: mechanikai; gépész(-) Indonesian flag Indonesian: mesin
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vél-, vélfræðilegur Italian flag Italian: meccanico Japanese flag Japanese: 機械の
Korean flag Korean: 기계의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: mechanikos, mašinų Latvian flag Latvian: mehānisks; mašīnu-
Malay flag Malay: mekanikal Dutch flag Dutch: werktuigkundig Norwegian flag Norwegian: maskin-, mekanisk
Polish flag Polish: mechaniczny Persian flag Persian: مکانیکی Pashto flag Pashto: ميخانيكى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: mecânico Romanian flag Romanian: mecanic Russian flag Russian: механический
Slovak flag Slovak: strojný Slovenian flag Slovenian: mehaničen Serbian flag Serbian: mašinski
Swedish flag Swedish: maskin- Thai flag Thai: เกี่ยวกับเครื่องจักรกล Turkish flag Turkish: mekanik, makine ile ilgil
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 機械的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: технічний Urdu flag Urdu: مشینی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thuộc máy móc Chinese flag Chinese: 机械的

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