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- [muh-kan-i-kuh l]
- /məˈkæn ɪ kəl/
- /məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-kan-i-kuh l]
- /məˈkæn ɪ kəl/
Definitions of mechanical word
- adjective mechanical having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure. 1
- adjective mechanical being a machine; operated by machinery: a mechanical toy. 1
- adjective mechanical caused by or derived from machinery: mechanical propulsion. 1
- adjective mechanical using machine parts only. 1
- adjective mechanical brought about by friction, abrasion, etc.: a mechanical bond between stones; mechanical erosion. 1
- adjective mechanical pertaining to the design, use, understanding, etc., of tools and machinery: the mechanical trades; mechanical ability. 1
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Origin of mechanical
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English, equivalent to mechanic mechanical + -al1; see mechanic
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Parts of speech for Mechanical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mechanical popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mechanical usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mechanical
adj mechanical
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- automated — An automated factory, office, or industrial process uses machines to do the work instead of people.
- cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- cursory — A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
adjective mechanical
- motorized — to furnish with a motor, as a vehicle.
- powered — operated or driven by a motor or electricity: a power mower; power tools.
- emotionless — Not showing any emotion; unemotional.
- reflex — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- knee-jerk — of or relating to a knee-jerk.
noun mechanical
- zombie — the body of a dead person given the semblance of life, but mute and will-less, by a supernatural force, usually for some evil purpose. the supernatural force itself.
- automaton — If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
- machine — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
Antonyms for mechanical
adj mechanical
- manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- by hand — If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine.
- conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
adjective mechanical
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
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