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mechanical Definition

me·chani·cal (mə kan′i kəl)

adjective

  1. having to do with, or having skill in the use of, machinery or tools
  2. produced or operated by machinery or a mechanism
  3. of, in accordance with, or using the principles and terminology of, the science of mechanics
  4. automatic, as if from force of habit; machinelike; lacking spontaneity, expression, warmth, etc. to greet someone in a mechanical way
  5. 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

me·chan′i·cally adverb

mechanical Synonyms

mechanical

modif.

  1. Concerning machinery

    engineering, production, manufacturing, tooling, tuning, implementing, fabricating, fabrication, forging, machining, building, construction, constructing.

  2. Like a machine

    habitual, routine, automatic, unthinking, made to a pattern, machinelike, stereotyped, standardized, without variation, fixed, unchanging, monotonous.

    Antonyms original*, varied*, changing*. *

  3. 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.