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mechanical adjective

  /məˈkænəkəl/ , /məˈkænɪkəl/
  • Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).
 mécanique
  • (figurative) As if performed by a machine: lifeless, mindless, thoughtless, automatic.
 machinal

mechanics noun

  /məˈkænɪks/
  • (physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass
 mécanique

mechanic noun

  /məˈkænɪk/ , /mɛˈkʰanɪk/ , /mɪˈkænɪk/ , /ˈmɛkʰənɪk/
  • (now, chiefly, historical) A manual worker; a labourer or artisan. [from 16th c.]
  • Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar. [from 17th c.]
 mécanicien, mécanicienne

mechanism noun

  /mɛˈkʰænɪzm̩/ , /ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/ , /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ , /ˈmɛkʰənɪzm̩/ , [ˈmek.əˌnɪ.zm̩] , [ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zm̩]
  • (within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
 mécanisme, mécanique
  • A mental, physical, or chemical process.
 mécanisme

mechanically adverb

  /məˈkænɪkli/
  • In a mechanical manner, mindlessly, thoughtlessly, automatically, without thinking.
 machinalement
  • From a mechanical point of view.
 mécaniquement

mechanization noun

  /ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.
 mécanisation

mechanize verb

  /ˈmɛkənaɪz/
  • To equip something with machinery.
 mécaniser

mechanized adjective

  • Equipped with machinery.
 mécanisé
mechanical pencil
portemine, porte-mine
mechanical energy
énergie mécanique
mechanical engineering
génie mécanique
mechanical keyboard
clavier mécanique
mechanical engineer
ingénieur mécanicien, ingénieur en mécanique
mechanical bull
rodéo mécanique, taureau mécanique
quantum mechanical
de la mécanique quantique
mechanical stress
contrainte mécanique
mechanical strain
déformation mécanique
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