Definitions for mechanical
məˈkæn ɪ kəlme·chan·i·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. mechanicaladjective

   using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices

   "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy"

2. mechanical, mechanically skillfuladjective

   relating to or concerned with machinery or tools

   "mechanical arts"; "mechanical design"; "mechanical skills"

3. mechanicaladjective

   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"

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Mechanicaladjective

   Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter on a macroscopic scale, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, electrical, electronic, atomic etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; especially, using only the interactions of solid parts against each other; as mechanical brakes, in contrast to hydraulic brakes.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mechanicaladjective

   Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.

2. mechanicaladjective

   Related to mechanics .

   mechanical engineering

3. mechanicaladjective

   Done by machine.

   mechanical task

4. mechanicaladjective

   Using mechanics : being a machine.

   mechanical arm

5. mechanicaladjective

   As if performed by a machine: lifeless or mindless.

   a mechanical reply to a question

6. mechanicaladjective

   Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.

   The pianist was too mechanical.

7. mechanicaladjective

   Handy with machines.

   Why don't you ask Joe to fix it? He's very mechanical.

8. Etymology: From mechanicus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mechanical, Mechanickadjective

   Etymology: mechanicus, Lat. mechanique, French; from μηχανὴ.

   1. Mean; servile; of mean occupation.

   Know you not, being mechanical, you ought not walk upon a labouring day, without the sign of your profession? William Shakespeare.

   Hang him, mechanical salt-butter rogue; I will stare him out of his wits; I will hew him with my cudgel. William Shakespeare.

   Mechanick slaves,
   With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers, shall
   Uplift us to the view. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   To make a god, a hero, or a king,
   Descend to a mechanick dialect. Wentworth Dillon.

   2. Constructed by the laws of mechanicks.

   Many a fair precept in poetry is, like a seeming demonstration in mathematicks, very specious in the diagram, but failing in the mechanick operation. Dryden.

   The main business of natural philosophy, is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce causes from effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, but chiefly to resolve these, and such like questions. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   3. Skilled in mechanicks.

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1. mechanical

   Mechanical refers to anything related to machinery or mechanical devices, including the design, construction, operation, and application of these devices. It also pertains to the principles of mechanics, which is a branch of physics that studies the motion of objects and the forces that cause this motion. In a broader sense, mechanical can be used to describe anything that involves physical work or manual operation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mechanicaladjective

   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. Mechanicaladjective

   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. Mechanicaladjective

   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. Mechanicaladjective

   made and operated by interaction of forces without a directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe

5. Mechanicaladjective

   obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric

6. Mechanicalnoun

   a mechanic

7. Etymology: [From Mechanic, a.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mechanical

   A mechanical is any of the six characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream who perform the play-within-a-play Pyramus and Thisbe. Named for their occupations as skilled manual laborers, they are a group of amateur actors from around Athens, looking to make names for themselves by having their production chosen among several acts as the courtly entertainment for the royal wedding party of Theseus and Hippolyta. The biggest ham among them, Bottom, becomes the unlikely object of interest for love-potion-charmed fairy queen Titania after he is turned into a monster with the head, eyes and ears of an ass by the servant-spirit Puck. These kinds of characters were traditionally portrayed by clowns, which most Elizabethan theatres had in their employ.

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1. Mechanical

   A mechanical reply to question.

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on January 5, 2021  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mechanical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4504

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mechanical' in Adjectives Frequency: #605

How to pronounce mechanical?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mechanical in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mechanical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of mechanical in a Sentence

1. Thomas Wang:

   Either someone reduced it or something else happened, a mechanical failure, we don't know.

2. Paul Siefert:

   While we previously thought that the waggle dance was at best defined by genetics and mechanical capabilities, we now know that there is a social component to learning the dance.

3. Chemical Engineering Professor Mitch Anthamatten:

   Tuning the trigger temperature is only one part of the story, we also engineered these materials to store large amount of elastic energy, enabling them to perform more mechanical work during their shape recovery.

4. American Heritage:

   There was a periscope through which the pilot could observe the tail assembly for signs of ice accumulation or mechanical malfunction.

5. Kathie Barstnar:

   ... Preventing stormwater from carrying pollutants into the ecosystems around an area. But a few states over, in Colorado, the semi-arid environment makes water a precious resource. There are significant number of unknowns, even if you just look at the water retention requirements, colorado has very extensive water rights laws. There are also mechanical and engineering challenges, plus ongoing maintenance expenses and concerns costs will be passed down to consumers, hurting smaller businesses and renters. Whether it's office rents, or apartment rents, the biggest complaint we hear daily in Colorado right now is rents are too high, said developer Jim Neenan, president and CEO of Prime West Development. Another issue raised is that it impacts all buildings of a certain size, regardless of whether it's a church, historical building, non-profit or affordable housing. You can drive around the city or walk around the city, you can see example after example of buildings that there would be no way to put a green roof on.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mechanical
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=mechanical
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mechanical
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mechanical
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mechanical
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mechanical