mechanist

mech·a·nist

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mek-uh-nist]
- /ˈmɛk ə nɪst/
- /ˈmekənɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mek-uh-nist]
- /ˈmɛk ə nɪst/

Definitions of mechanist word

noun mechanist a person who believes in the theory of mechanism. 1
noun mechanist a mechanician. 1
noun mechanist A person who believes in the doctrine of mechanism. 1
noun mechanist a person who accepts a mechanistic philosophy 0
noun mechanist a person who believes in the theory of mechanism 0
abbreviation MECHANIST mechanician 0

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Origin of mechanist

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; mechan(ic) + -ist

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Parts of speech for Mechanist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mechanist

mechanist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

mechanist usage trend in Literature

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