mechanical

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices

   a mechanical process

2. 2
   adj

   relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics

   a belief that the universe is a mechanical contrivance

3. 3
   adj

   relating to or concerned with machinery or tools

   mechanical arts

4. 4
   adj

   Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar.

   Thy Doll, and Helen of thy noble thoughts, Is in base durance and contagious prison, Haled thither by most mechanical and dirty hand.

5. 5
   adj

   Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).

   mechanical engineering

6. 6
   adj

   Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).

   mechanical dictionary

7. 7
   adj

   Done by machine.

   mechanical task

8. 8
   adj

   Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.

   mechanical arm

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek μηχᾰνῐκός (mēkhănĭkós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mechanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English mechanical English mechanical From Middle English mechanical, mechanicalle, mechanycalle, equivalent to mechanic + -al.