mechanics

Noun

Meaning

That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mechanism physics grease monkey newtonian science geophysics process system method working technology engineer kinematics astrophysics operation
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Antonyms

history natural culture environment literature philosophy
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Hypernyms

performance physics execution natural philosophy carrying out carrying into action

Hyponyms

kinematics hydraulics aerodynamics kinetics pneumatics dynamics

Phrases with the word

traditional mechanics elementary mechanics basic mechanics beginner mechanics engineering mechanics technical mechanics

Anagrams

mischance

Examples

a mechanism of social control Source: Internet

mechanisms of communication Source: Internet

the mechanics of prose style Source: Internet

"Acceptable theories" and the experiment According to the present view of the situation, quantum mechanics flatly contradicts Einstein's philosophical postulate that any acceptable physical theory must fulfill "local realism". Source: Internet

According to Gibbs, the term "statistical", in the context of mechanics, i.e. statistical mechanics, was first used by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell in 1871. Source: Internet

According to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, there is no fundamental reality that the quantum state describes, just a prescription for calculating experimental results. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mechanicochemical mechanicocorpuscular mechanicoreceptor mechanics of fluids mechanics of fluids engineering mechanics' institution