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mechanical

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1. mechanical - Noun

2. mechanical - Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits.

Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products.

Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses; mechanical service.

Made and operated by interaction of forces without a directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.

Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric.

A mechanic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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a mechanical process Source: Internet

his smile was very mechanical Source: Internet

a mechanical toy Source: Internet

a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance Source: Internet

the mechanical pressure of a strong wind Source: Internet

mechanical arts Source: Internet

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