mechanical
pronunciation
How to pronounce mechanical in British English:
UK [məˈkænɪkl]
How to pronounce mechanical in American English:
US [məˈkænɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
- lacking thought or feeling
Word Origin
- mechanical (adj.)
- early 15c., "of or pertaining to machines," from mechanic (adj.) + -al (1); of persons or human actions, "resembling machines, automatic" it is from c. 1600. Related: Mechanically. Mechanical-minded is recorded from 1820.