mechanical
Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).
Adjective 4 meanings
Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).
“mechanical engineering”
Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).
“mechanical dictionary”
Done by machine.
“mechanical task”
Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.
“mechanical arm”
Noun 4 meanings
Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.
One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals.
A robot or mechanical creature.
A mechanical engineer.
Etymology
From Middle English mechanical, mechanicalle, mechanycalle, equivalent to mechanic + -al.
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MECHANICAL at a glance
MECHANICAL has 10 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1) and 23 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,020 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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