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me·chan·i·cal
/ məˈkanikəl/
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adj.
1.
working or produced by machines or machinery:
a mechanical device.
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of or relating to machines or machinery:
a mechanical genius
mechanical failure.
2.
(of a person or action) not having or showing thought or spontaneity; automatic:
she stopped the mechanical brushing of her hair.
3.
relating to physical forces or motion; physical:
the smoothness was the result of mechanical abrasion.
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(of a theory) explaining phenomena in terms only of physical processes.
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of or relating to mechanics as a science.
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n.
1. (mechanicals)
the working parts of a machine, esp. a car.
2. (usu. mechanicals) archaic
(esp. with allusion to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream) a manual worker:
rude mechanicals.
3. Printing
a completed assembly of artwork and copy, typically mounted on a sheet of stiff paper.
DERIVATIVES:
me·chan·i·cal·ly
adv.
me·chan·i·cal·ness
n.
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Magazine article from: Business Credit; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
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Quantum Mechanics
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
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Statistical Mechanics
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
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Mechanics' Institutes
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
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Mike + the Mechanics
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