Meaning

9 senses
  1. Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).

    mechanical engineering

    mechanisch

    механи́ческийmexaníčeskij

    механі́чнийmexaníčnyj

  2. Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).

    mechanical dictionary

  3. Done by machine.

    mechanical task

  4. Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.

    mechanical arm

  5. (figuratively)As if performed by a machine: lifeless, mindless, thoughtless, automatic.

    a mechanical reply to a question

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

    The pianist was too mechanical.

  7. (informal)Handy with machines.

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

  8. Relating to the mechanics of a game.

    the mechanical aspects of a trading card game

    relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics

  9. (archaic)Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.

Examples

55 sentences
  1. Tom studied mechanical engineering in college.

  2. Tom is a mechanical engineering student.

  3. Tom has a degree in mechanical engineering.

  4. I have a degree in mechanical engineering.

  5. Tom is studying to be a mechanical engineer.

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English mechanical, mechanicalle, mechanycalle, equivalent to mechanic + -al.

From Middle English mechanical, mechanicalle, mechanycalle, equivalent to mechanic + -al.

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