mechanical

adj.

1. Of or relating to machines or tools: mechanical skill.
2. Operated or produced by a mechanism or machine: a mechanical toy dog.
3. Of, relating to, or governed by mechanics.
4. Performed or performing in an impersonal or machinelike manner; automatic: a droning, mechanical delivery of the speech.
5. Relating to, produced by, or dominated by physical forces: the mechanical aspect of trumpet playing.
6. Philosophy. Interpreting and explaining the phenomena of the universe by referring to causally determined material forces; mechanistic.
7. Of or relating to manual labor, its tools, and its skills.

n. Printing
A layout consisting of type proofs, artwork, or both, exactly positioned and prepared for making an offset or other printing plate.

mechanically me·chan'i·cal·ly adv.
mechanicalness me·chan'i·cal·ness n.

adjective

Performed or performing automatically and impersonally: automatic, perfunctory. See concern/unconcern.

adj

Definition: done by machine; machinelike
Antonyms: by hand, conscious, feeling, manual

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IN BRIEF: Having to do with machinery, or having skill in its use. Also: Acting or done as if by a machine and without thought.

It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being. — John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)

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Mechanical

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mekanisk, maskinel, maskin-, mekaniseret, automatisk
n. - arbejder, håndværker

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    kraft-belastningsforhold, vægtstangsforhold
• mechanical drawing    præcisionsskalategning
• mechanical engineering    maskinteknik, maskinbygning

Nederlands (Dutch)
mechanisch, machinaal, betreffende machines/ werktuigen, ambachtelijk, betreffende kleinigheden, betreffende mechanica, fysiek (niet chemisch), proefdruk

Français (French)
adj. - mécanique
n. - mécanique

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    avantage mécanique
• mechanical drawing    dessin industriel
• mechanical engineering    construction mécanique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mechanisch, maschinell
n. - Mechanismus

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    mechanischer Wirkungsgrad
• mechanical drawing    mechanisches Zeichnen
• mechanical engineering    Maschinenbau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μηχανιστικός, μηχανικός, αυτόματος

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    μηχανικό πλεονέκτημα
• mechanical drawing    μηχανολογικό σχέδιο
• mechanical engineering    εφαρμοσμένη μηχανική, μηχανολογία

Italiano (Italian)
meccanico

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    vantaggio tecnico
• mechanical drawing    disegno automatico
• mechanical engineering    ingegneria meccanica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mecânico

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    vantagem mecânica (f)
• mechanical drawing    desenho mecânico (m)
• mechanical engineering    engenharia mecânica (f)

Русский (Russian)
механический, машинальный, машинный, автоматический, механизм

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    преимущество механической конструкции
• mechanical drawing    машиностроительное черчение
• mechanical engineering    машиностроение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mecánico de máquinas
n. - mecánico, maquinal, rutinario

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    ventaja mecánica
• mechanical drawing    dibujo mecánico
• mechanical engineering    ingeniería mecánica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mekanisk, maskin-, automatisk, osjälvständig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
机械的, 力学的, 机械性的, 机器部件, 机械物体, 工匠, 手艺人, 机动玩具储蓄箱

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    机械利益
• mechanical drawing    机械画, 制图
• mechanical engineering    机械工程

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 機械的, 力學的, 機械性的
n. - 機器部件, 機械物體, 工匠, 手藝人, 機動玩具儲蓄箱

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    機械利益
• mechanical drawing    機械畫, 製圖
• mechanical engineering    機械工程

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기계에 의한, 자동적인
n. - 기계구조, 기계공

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 機械の, 機械製の, 機械学の, 物理学的な, 機械論的な, 機械的な, 無表情の, 機械による, 機械上の
n. - 機械的な部分, 貼込み校了紙

idioms:

• mechanical advantage    機械的拡大率
• mechanical drawing    用器画, 機械製図
• mechanical engineering    機械工学

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ميكانيكي, ذو علاقه بالآلات, آلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מכני, של מכונות, אוטומטי, ללא מחשבה‬
n. - ‮החלקים הפועלים של מכונה, בייחוד מנוע מכונית (ברבים)‬

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