Definition:
- (a.) Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products.
- (a.) Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses; mechanical service.
- (a.) Made and operated by interaction of forces without a directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.
- (a.) Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric.
- (n.) A mechanic.
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automatic vs. mechanical
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implemental vs. mechanical
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mechanical vs. mechanography
mechanical vs. mechanograph
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mechanical vs. nailing
mechanical vs. pneumatics
dashpot vs. mechanical
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mechanical vs. moderator
conveyor vs. mechanical
mechanical vs. turnstile
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erosion vs. mechanical
mechanical vs. ventilation
mechanical vs. ventilate
contrivance vs. mechanical
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clockwork vs. mechanical
mechanical vs. routine
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knuckle vs. mechanical
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breakdown vs. mechanical
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mechanical vs. mechanicalness
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mechanical vs. vulgar
coarse vs. mechanical
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automaton vs. mechanical
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