mechanical
/məˈkænɪkəl/
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Type
Adjective
Meaning
Operated by, relating to, or produced by machines or physical mechanisms.
The technician diagnosed a serious mechanical failure in the aircraft engine.
Done routinely without conscious thought, feeling, or spontaneity.
After years on the assembly line, her movements had become entirely mechanical.
Relating to the branch of physics that deals with forces and the motion of physical bodies.
Students calculated the mechanical energy generated during the collision.
Collocations
- mechanical failure
- mechanical breakdown
- mechanical pencil
- mechanical response
- mechanical engineer
- mechanical energy
Synonyms
- automatic
- robotic
- perfunctory
- mechanized
Antonyms
- manual
- spontaneous
- natural