mechanical
mechanical Lexical Profile
mechanical Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Working or produced by machines or machinery.
"The engineer inspected the mechanical components of the assembly line before starting production."
Done without thought or spontaneity; automatic and routine.
"After repeating the speech fifty times, his delivery became flat and mechanical."
Relating to physical forces or motion rather than chemical, biological, or electrical processes.
"Waves transfer mechanical energy across the surface of the ocean."
• noun
The working parts of a machine, especially those of a motor vehicle (usually used in the plural).
"The vintage car had some rust on the body, but its mechanicals were in excellent condition."
A manual labourer or artisan (now archaic or historical).
"In Shakespeare's play, a group of Athenian mechanicals rehearses a comical drama in the woods."
• Rhymes for mechanical
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Late Latin mechanicus, from Ancient Greek mēkhanikos ('pertaining to machines or contrivances'), derived from mēkhanē ('machine, tool, or device').