mechanical Definition
me·chani·cal (mə kan′i kəl)
adjective
- having to do with, or having skill in the use of, machinery or tools
- produced or operated by machinery or a mechanism
- of, in accordance with, or using the principles and terminology of, the science of mechanics
- automatic, as if from force of habit; machinelike; lacking spontaneity, expression, warmth, etc. to greet someone in a mechanical way
- Archaic of manual labor or manual laborers
noun
Printing an assemblage of type proofs, pictures, etc. mounted on a sheet of paper, to be photographed for making into a plate
mechanical Related Forms
mechanical Synonyms
mechanical
modif.
Concerning machinery
engineering, production, manufacturing, tooling, tuning, implementing, fabricating, fabrication, forging, machining, building, construction, constructing. Like a machine
habitual, routine, automatic, unthinking, made to a pattern, machinelike, stereotyped, standardized, without variation, fixed, unchanging, monotonous. Antonyms
original*, varied*, changing*. * Operated by the use of machinery
power-driven, involuntary, programmed; see automated, automatic.
mechanical Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- use: Fiber bundle testing is relatively straightforward using low capacity mechanical or servo-hydraulic loading frames.
- make: If you make mind mechanical, you may argue in that manner.
Adjective modifier
other: The new NRG Power is built to make it easy to access the battery, spark plug and other mechanicals for quick maintenance.
Modifies a noun
- ventilation: Air heating is almost always combined with mechanical ventilation.
- engineering: The course was a heavily carved out piece of mechanical engineering, worthy of Isambard Brunel or whatever his name was?
- digger: Once you know the profile of the site, a mechanical digger can be brought in to remove the rest of the topsoil.
- engineer: The mechanical services engineer should be involved at the earliest possible stage.
- aptitude: They must be innovative, possess analytical minds and have a mechanical aptitude.
- breakdown: Lashley decided security life insurance company of america to mechanical breakdowns it.
Modifying Another Word
- purely: The original failure appears to have been purely mechanical.
- merely: Collective behavior was revealed as a triumph, rather than merely mechanical ( Cohen A P, 1994: 7 ).
- entirely: The locomotive was extensively tested and did prove the viability of an entirely mechanical drive for a locomotive of this power.
- almost: Jesus ' power over death made the events of His execution almost mechanical.
- rather: The small corps was impeccably drilled, tho drilled is the word - rather mechanical.
- simply: Energy is also important when we consider interactions which are not simply mechanical.
Noun used with modifier
drive: The Sandra system needs something to look at, not just the bare drive mechanicals and electronics.
Used with adjective complement
- include: Strategies include mechanical locking with lead ' fishtails ' and die pad perforations, and improving the overall package symmetry by using depressed pads.
- involve: The design was created through an integrated approach involving mechanical, electronic and optical constraints and optimization.
Preposition: in
origin: Because the majority of presenting problems are mechanical in origin, Osteopaths are diligent in identifying those which are not.
Browse dictionary entries near mechanical
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