mechanization
pronunciation
How to pronounce mechanization in British English:
UK [ˌmekənaɪ'zeɪʃn]
How to pronounce mechanization in American English:
US [ˌmɛkənəˈzeʃən]
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- Noun:
- the condition of having a highly technical implementation
- the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
Word Origin
- mechanization (n.)
- 1834, from mechanize + -ation. In our country, the ancient languages are studied, to a sad extent, as a mere exercise in the technics of etymology, syntax and prosody; and when thus pursued, there can be no good reason for so great a sacrifice of time and labor, or for that mechanization (if we may make a term) of mind which is the natural result. ["American Annals of Education and Instruction," December 1834]
Example
- 1. Farmers found they could increase productivity and reduce the operating costs by using mechanization and assembly-line techniques .
- 2. His advice to the young was to avoid literature and the arts and to embrace mechanization and become engineers .
- 3. As huang notes , government policy is encouraging more leasing and exchange of farmland , so that enterprising farmers can stitch together bigger plots that are better suited to mechanization .
- 4. Against the regimentation and the mechanization of modernity , mumford affirms the contribution of religions to offset the effects of industrialization .
- 5. It is well-known that both the coal 's utilization rate is low in china and the same as the level of coal mechanization .